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24-MAR-2008 Hank v/d Velde

20080324 111 Boh Waxwings.jpg

Ottawa

I got a call from a friend to tell me about a large flock of Bohemian Waxwings gorging themselves on the small fruits of a crab apple tree located not far from his house. I grabbed my camera and was there in about 20 minutes. The flock was still hard at it. They vigorously attacked the small fruit and "stuffed" themselves. Every once-in-a-while they would fly off en mass, spooked by something, such as me or a crow, only to return in a few moments. There were in excess of 100 Bohemians plus one Cedar Waxwing. These large flocks have been flying around our neighbourhood for some weeks now, a rather rare occurrence for our area.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 300mm f/4 ED-IF AF-S
1/500s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
bluebirdstar22-Mar-2009 01:28
The first shot is the only one I could see, which is disappointing, these are gorgeous birds! V
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