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Cedar waxwings en masse


Tom Barry

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Cedar waxwings use our tall, just-budding pecan tree for a flock resting place (and place to poop all over the white stone walkway under the tree) each spring. They stay near the top of the tree, so I can't get close enough for individual portraits even with the FZ1000 lens at 800mm equiv. So I concentrate on the group dynamic:

 

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What an incredible sight. I've never seen them in concentrations like this. I generally see a few in one of my favorite local trout fishing spots, but to see them in numbers like you have is truly amazing. My favorite of the group is the fourth image due mainly to the nice light.

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Thanks for the kind words. The waxwings in a group behave as one organism, especially when they are (easily) startled. The entire flock departs within an instant. I'm hoping to capture one of these panic-flights soon.

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Really terrific shots of great looking little birds!! We have no such breed of bird here in Oz. One of the things I enjoy most about this Forum

are the beautiful and always interesting photos posted of birds and animals that are native to other countries....these photos are a perfect example of that and they are a pleasure to look at.

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