The Wonder of Majestic Waxwings

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  • When I looked at this post yesterday evening the photos were not showing. I'm happy to say this morning I can see them and what stunning photos they are. Thanks Buzzard for your persistence.

    What fantastic and exotic looking birds Waxwings are. It's long been my ambition to see one but I'm not into twitching so I'll have to be patient and hope they come to me. One day one day (sigh).

    TJ

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    Tony

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  • Unknown said:
    It's long been my ambition to see one but I'm not into twitching so I'll have to be patient and hope they come to me. One day one day (sigh).

     

    Hi TJ,

    it was only because they were local that I though I would chance my hand and see if they were still about.

    After the four days they had been seen, I thought they would have moved on!  They were numerous other species that I enjoyed watching and I had the additional attraction of the local village were I had a walk around to break the day up.

    It is something that I have never done in all my years birding, waiting to see if a bird returns!

    Buzzard

    Nature Is Amazing - Let Us Keep It That Way

  • Wow, 2 of the pictures came back and they are truly stunning.  Thank you for having such patience so we could share in these amazingly beautiful birds.

    Sarah:)

    I've learned that I still have a lot to learn...

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  • Bloody Hell, Buzzard. I've never seen anything like these birds before. No wonder you decided to have a twitch for the first time ever. Wonderful photos, and what a bird! Thank you for posting these - and so glad I can see them. Please excuse my language, but it is what I said out loud when I saw the pictures!

    Cheers, Linda.

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  • Buzzard said:

    Hi TJ,

    it was only because they were local that I though I would chance my hand and see if they were still about.

    After the four days they had been seen, I thought they would have moved on!  They were numerous other species that I enjoyed watching and I had the additional attraction of the local village were I had a walk around to break the day up.

    It is something that I have never done in all my years birding, waiting to see if a bird returns!

    Buzzard

    Sorry Buzzard, it wasn't intended as any sort of criticism, implied or otherwise. I only meant that I wouldn't go half way across the country to see them. If they were local then I would almost certainly do a local twitch - I guess that makes me a bit of a hypocrite.

    The remaining pictures have now appeared - absolutely fabulous. Thanks again for sharing them.

    TJ

     

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    Tony

    My Flickr Photostream 

  • Unknown said:
    Sorry Buzzard, it wasn't intended as any sort of criticism, implied or otherwise. I only meant that I wouldn't go half way across the country to see them. If they were local then I would almost certainly do a local twitch - I guess that makes me a bit of a hypocrite.

     

    Hi TJ, no need to for any kind of apology!

    I used the term twitch as I thought it was the best way to describe my day!

    Buzzard

    Nature Is Amazing - Let Us Keep It That Way

  • Susan H said:

    Bloody Hell, Buzzard. I've never seen anything like these birds before. No wonder you decided to have a twitch for the first time ever. Wonderful photos, and what a bird! Thank you for posting these - and so glad I can see them. Please excuse my language, but it is what I said out loud when I saw the pictures!

     

    No problem Sparrow, I was hoping for this kind of response!

    I feel very privilaged to have seen them, I know a lot of people wouldn't get to excited about seeing a Waxwing!

    Due to the irregular migration of these birds, you either get vast numbers turning up or very few!

    I'm sure there will be certain areas of this country were they are sighted on a regular basis during their visit between Nov -Mar.

    I'm pleased that a few of you have managed to see the photo's, I have reloaded them three times upto now.

    Buzzard

    Nature Is Amazing - Let Us Keep It That Way

  • Buzzard said:
    I feel very privilaged to have seen them, I know a lot of people wouldn't get to excited about seeing a Waxwing!

    Hi Buzzard,

    I feel very privileged to see personal photos of them rather than in a book!! I can just imagine how you must be feeling.

    Cheers, Linda.

    See my photos on Flickr

  • Here's a bit of trivia for you. Waxwings get their name from those "waxy" red blobs on their wings (which are shown very nicely in the photos). The "wax" doesn't appear until the birds reach maturity.

    JBNTS

    Every day a little more irate about bird of prey persecution, and I have a cat - Got a problem with that?

  • Blimey Buzzard - they are cracking photos! (I think I am going to cry now!!!!!). I have to confess OH and I took off like rats up drainpipes yesterday. We were walking along by our local river when OH bumped into someone he hadn't seen for a number of years. I went from being irritated at the gossip going on between the two (noise causing birds to go silent) to being all ears when the magic words "Have you photographed the Little Egret yet?" were spoken. An olympic fast runner had nothing on me at that point - despite the arthritis!!!!!

    The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.

    The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!

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