Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Kissing cousins


I got to the marsh this morning before the storm began. I'm glad I did, as I happened to time it just right to catch a large (100+) flock of Bohemian Waxwings that were perched in some trees. This close-up of a few of the flock shows the distinctive ruddy color under their tails (it is white in the Cedars), plus the yellow and white markings along with the red on their wing feathers. These birds are also quite a bit larger than the more commonly seen Cedars.

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  1. very pretty.. i am a bird watcher and i have never seen a waxwing..

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