Sunday, 27 March 2011

Late Waxwings

I decided to shoot over to Wales for the last hour of sunlight this evening to try and get a few shots of three Waxwings that had been reported. I arrived to see them perched on an overhead wire above a couple of Cotoneaster bushes, amazingly for this time of year the bushes still held quite a lot of berries. They kept dropping down and feeding for a minute or two, before returning back to the wire.
The light wasn't brilliant and the pale coloured factory behind the bushes didn't help with the background, I managed a few half decent shots though. There was a female Blackcap and a Fieldfare in the bushes also, the latter was keeping well hidden though and wasn't photographable. A Pied Wagtail was an added bonus just as I was about to leave. Not a bad hours work for a spur of the moment session.

Waxwing
Blackcap (female)
Pied Wagtail

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13 comments:

  1. @Ian_Wildknight27 March 2011 at 22:04

    Brilliant pics.

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  2. Kah-Wai Lin27 March 2011 at 22:36

    Excellent capture on waxwing! I wish to see them here!

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  3. Unknown27 March 2011 at 23:25

    Steve, stunning shots! Brilliant!

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  4. Tammy28 March 2011 at 00:04

    Simply Wonderful! I have only seen a Cedar Waxwing once (actually it was a pair). They were in my tree for about 2 days, then gone. I could never get close enough for a good shot.

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  5. Elaine28 March 2011 at 01:09

    Gorgeous! I love the third shot!

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  6. TexWisGirl28 March 2011 at 01:57

    Fantastic waxwings! Oh my! All of them are great, but the berry "pop up" is brilliant!

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  7. Cristina Deboni29 March 2011 at 10:44

    Ritratti stupendi di un uccellino goloso, e come si vedono bene i dettagli delle piume! Le tue foto sono sempre meravigliose, non saprei quale altro aggettivo scrivere. Complimenti e buona giornata! Cri : )

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  8. Steve Round.29 March 2011 at 18:35

    Thanks for the comments.
    Grazie Cristina.

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  9. Wildlife Photographer30 March 2011 at 04:51

    Lovely photos! Waxwings are characterized by soft silky plumage. They are choose nest sites in places with rich supplies of fruit and breed late in the year to take advantage of summer ripening. Thanks a lot...

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  10. Jim Coda30 March 2011 at 15:54

    Nice waxwing photos Steve. I especially like the two profile shots.

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  11. Jim Coda30 March 2011 at 15:56

    Nice waxwing photos Steve. I especially like the two profile shots.

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  12. Springman31 March 2011 at 17:52

    One of the toughest assignments in bird photography is getting feather detail on waxwings which you obviously captured beautifully. The settings and light are remarkable and a real joy to look at. Thanks for sharing your fine art!

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  13. Cristina Deboni6 May 2011 at 02:03

    Le tue foto sono meravigliose e molto dettagliate. Complimenti! Ciao Cri : )

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