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photoblog image Cedar Waxwings in June

Cedar Waxwings in June

Cedar Waxwings in my apple trees in June. I posted one shot back then, of a pretty pair and would link it but it is too difficult to access my archives since the upgrade a while back.

 

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Cedar Waxwings in June

Cedar Waxwings in my apple trees in June. I posted one shot back then, of a pretty pair and would link it but it is too difficult to access my archives since the upgrade a while back.

 

Click to Play:

Barbara Cohen and Little Lizard - Changed

 

Old friends are always welcome back on An Island Walk.

 

comments (19)

Sweet little fat birds... at least they look fat... smile
Mary MacADNski: They are a rounded shape and certainly love their diet at this time - apple blossom petals.
This is a wonderul picture Mary
The color of the birds, and the blosson are superb.
Mary MacADNski: I love these smooth, cheery birds.
They are beautiful little fluffy birds Mary and i like your blossoms as well....nice composition....petersmile
Mary MacADNski: Wasn't the most beautiful of trees but the birds take the show.
  • Ray
  • Thailand
  • 26 Sep 2011, 02:30
Smoothness of the boids contrasts well with the roughness of the poich, Mary.
Mary MacADNski: That is exactly what I love about waxwings. It is their smoothness.
  • Ginnie
  • Netherlands
  • 26 Sep 2011, 05:52
Oh my, Mary. They remind me of partridges in a pear tree! smile
Mary MacADNski: They come in flocks of up to 50 but usually a couple of 25's will do an area.
  • Chris
  • England
  • 26 Sep 2011, 07:31
Lovely thiongs: we often get them in winter
Mary MacADNski: I get them twice, when there are apples appearing from melting snow and again when they are in perfect blossom. I love them. Nature is pulling out the confetti through them.
  • Louis
  • South Africa
  • 26 Sep 2011, 09:55
They are more beautiful, than were the apples. And they probably participated in stripping the tree of its apples.
Mary MacADNski: No, they eat the blossoms. Bees are pollinating at the same time and the waxwings provide a bit too, good if there were to be bee diseases here as there were in other areas.
Very nice shot. Love the waxwings colouring, it is indeed subtle and waxy also.
Mary MacADNski: I love their smooth look and that little bit of red on their wing.
  • Chad Doveton
  • Where latitude and longitude meet.
  • 26 Sep 2011, 13:50
The are very pretty birds Mary, the sort that I would expect to have to pay a lot of money for.
Mary MacADNski: They are wild birds and not for sale.
  • Alan
  • Antonito, Colorado
  • 26 Sep 2011, 13:57
"Birds of a feather..." They are very attractive and your apple tree with its blossom set them off well. I hope you had a good crop - I like apple pie!
Mary MacADNski: Excellent apple year on my property this year. Agriculture of all kinds seemed to do pretty good this year. My apples and garden have bumper crops.
Gorgeous scene, surprised blossoms in June , seems like spring comes late for you guys.
Mary MacADNski: Apple blossoms appear in June here on the island. I have 16 trees and the waxwings love it here. I like them too.
They are lovely little birds Mary. You are so lucky they come to your apple tree.
Mary MacADNski: I have 16 apple trees and they blossom at different times. They also come earlier in spring when there are fallen apples on the ground.
What lovely little birds.
Mary MacADNski: They are one of my favorite. The travel in large flocks and eat petals. Their movement helps with pollination if insects are scarce.
What beautiful birds Mary
Mary MacADNski: I adore them!
We do not have these family in Europe.
"I was the shadow of the waxwing slain
By the false azure in the windowpane", Pale Fire, (Vladimir Nabokov)

"When out of the massing that bodes and bides
In the cold West
Flew a waxwing who froze and died against my breast
And all the while rain like a weed in the tide swans and lists
Down on the gossiping lawn, saying, "tsk, tsk, tsk" Song Autumn by Joanna Newsom

bye jcr
Mary MacADNski: The waxwings you have read about are unlucky and sad. Mine are a happy and cheerful type. They eat the petals and come in flocks of 50 or so.
Mary MacADNski: Thank you so much, Jacquelyn. If you have a lot of pictures on here it takes forever to load and if you go back it has to reload again.
Those birds are just beautiful in a quiet, restrained sort of way. Well spotted and well captured Mary.
Mary MacADNski: I love these birds when they visit every spring. They come for fallen apples as soon as the snow melts and then again at blossom time.
seems like they had an argument and now all huffed up with the arms folded behind their backs and scowling away
Mary MacADNski: I took a shot of the two main birds then all the others came into the frame wanting their pictures taken too.
I love them Mary! They are so beautiful!
Mary MacADNski: Smooth and very pretty.

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