waxwings in the sun

[turlough]

Saw a small flock of Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulu) today and managed to take a couple of rather nice photos:

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Comments

[shirebound]

They have such lovely tufted heads!

[turlough]

I love those tufts! They manage to look both cute and stylish at the same time :-)

[chestnut_pod]

How incredibly smooth their feathers look! What beautiful birds.

[turlough]

Waxwings are among my favourite birds, they're so pretty!

[yourlibrarian]

Ooh nice, and what a blue sky!

[turlough]

Yesterday was a fantastic winter day and getting to see my favourite birds made it even better!

[pauraque]

Aw, I love waxwings! They always show up to get drunk on the fermenting berries that fall from the trees near my house. :)

[turlough]

Waxwings are among my favourite birds! Sadly they're only very occasional visitors where I live now. I would love to see them getting drunk on fermented fruit!

[cmcmck]

Such handsome birds!

[turlough]

I love waxwings! They're so pretty.

[nanila]

Oh YAY, lucky you! I love these birds with their dramatic eye makeup and crests. Thank you for sharing.

[turlough]

It was such a joy to get to see them on a sunny day ideal for photographing! They usually seem to visit when it's very overcast and dark so you only see them as silhouttes against the sky.