Cedar Waxwings: Part ONE!!

In the spring and fall, we are visited by Cedar Waxwings.

They are fascinating birds.

They LOVE to gobble up all our our apple blossoms in the spring and then when they return in the fall, they eat up the apples right off the trees!!

We heard them come in to the apple orchard.

I caught these two on one branch:

I was cursing the lighting because it was kind of foggy out and the sun was straight ahead, making it hard to get the birds clear in the photo.

But they obliged me and flew around to the front yard, into those apple trees instead.

Where the lighting was perfect:

I love the little crest on their heads.

See how his feathers stick up on their head?

I love it!:

Here is a close up, so you can see the colors on him.

He has a little red by his eye and his tail feathers are trimmed in yellow:




There was a LOT of squawking going on as they were fighting with each other as to who was allowed to peck on the apples:

See him eyeing up the apple?

He is beautiful!:

Stay tuned for the next blogpost for more shots of them.

As usual I took a zillion shots of them, so I had to divide the blogpost into Part One and Part Two.

*P.S.: A reminder: I have pre-published the last few blogposts because as you read this, I am gone to Florida to visit my daughter. Thanks for continuing to read my blog while I have been away....I will read your comments on the road, and try and catch up with all of your blogs off and on during the trip and when I get back. Miss you all! But you can bet I am busy in Florida taking some tropical shots for future blogposts for you all!!