Friday, March 31, 2006

Friday Creature

I'm going to take a quick break from the ducks and geese of Fall Creek Falls, because this beautiful bird just fell into my lap this week. There I was, groggily brushing my teeth one morning and I glanced out the bathroom window and saw a huge flock of waxwings swarming all over the bushes that run along side the house. I found a good vantage point, started snapping photos and poof!! -- here's one of the better bird pictures I've ever captured! I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with the Cedar Waxwing (and some may have witnessed their feeding frenzies first hand). Look closely and you can see the yellow tip of its tail behind those yummy berries.

Have a great weekend (have you gotten enough of a creature fix this morning?)!

UPDATE: Here's another shot (below), with a better view of that yellow-tipped tail.

5 comments:

fletch said...

Fantastic!

bobw said...

very nice shot. at our last house we were treated to a visit by a flock of waxwings each year, feasting on those same berries I imagine. such a lovely bird.

sravana said...

I AM SO JEALOUS!!!

Absolutely gorgeous bird shot. Um... maybe not bird shot (I think I pulled my Cheney!) - bird pic. ;)



Love it. Haven't seen waxwings yet this year, but with your heads up, I'll start keeping my eyes peeled. Shouldn't be too much longer...

chad edwards said...

Beuatiful bird. I've never seen one. What kind of berries are those, alice? If I could plant one of those maybe I could attract some cedar waxwings.

alice said...

I'm not sure what kind of berries those are -- the bush is in the neighbor's yard, and I haven't had time for research this weekend. Elderberry, perhaps? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?