One More Cedar Waxwing.

[CyberDyneSystems]

I hope I'm not boring you ;)

this is the same bird as the "favorite" from this thread;
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=69228

just a few moments prior...

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y8eau0&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

[Screamer]

Stellar!

[RockOne]

Superb !

[Maureen Souza]

Not boring at all...love this !

[AdamG]

CyberDyneSystems: Please "bore" us more often. :D :D
Cedar Waxwings are beautiful birds. I call them "masked bandits". I wish I could see more of them around my location. Your pictures (both threads) are incredible: sharp, colorful, beautiful! Thanks for sharing them.

[Solo175]

Yup, you can bore us with your pictures anytime CDS. Those are lovely birds, but they build lousy nests. I had to babysit a family of them one year as the nest kept falling apart and the babies would fall out. I would put them back in several times a day and mother didn't seem to mind.

[HJMinard]

Boring? Not a chance - these are wonderful!

You are, however, causing us to sin (envy - to be specific :mrgreen: )

[tupe]

Exceptional captures, CDS! We're supposed to have a few in this area, but I don't think I've ever seen one.

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

Woah! Beautiful! I love it! And all the other ones too. Beautiful bird. What lens did you take those shots with?

[LazyPhotographer]

Another beautiful capture!

[robertwgross]

I still think it is the little yellow and purple accent that makes it special.

---Bob Gross---

[CyberDyneSystems]

Thanks All,.

This is the closest I've ever been to them,. and the most I'd ever seen.

It was apperently (and it makes sense) a migratory thing I witnessed on that day,. I went right back to the same spot yesterday,. (one day later) and found no trace of them.

I've heard similar stories,. in fact my Father who lives in Newfoundland had a flock drop into his back yard when there was several feet of snow on the gorund,. they all landed in one tree,. ate a bunch of red berries of it,. and left later that day.

Rbrt,
These were taken with the Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS.. that was the first day I had it.. so given that the Waxwings were just passing through... I truly lucked out! :mrgreen:

[CyberDyneSystems]

I still think it is the little yellow and purple accent that makes it special.

---Bob Gross---

Based on your post in the first thread Bob,. I went back to those images and selected the flowery buds themselves,. and "boosted" the colors a bit.. and did the samne with the subsequent posts.

I think your spot on... :)

[robertwgross]

No, no.

Don't say that you boosted the colors a bit.

Say that you did some localized color balance editing to optimize the image for the web.

---Bob Gross---

[Anders Östberg]

Very nice... looks like you have your new lens dialed in right from the start!
Can't wait to see what you catch next! :)

[CyberDyneSystems]

No, no.

Don't say that you boosted the colors a bit.

Say that you did some localized color balance editing to optimize the image for the web.

---Bob Gross---

Yes,. exactly what I meant.. of course.. English is a 2nd language,. please bare with me.. :)

[pcasciola]

bare with me.. "Bare" with me? Are we all getting naked now? I thought this was a family forum? :lol: :lol:

Seriously though, awesome shots. Just curious, but how close were you for these shots. 15-20 feet maybe?

[CyberDyneSystems]

These are definitely cropped.. but yes,. not much more than 20 feet,. probably closer.

[dewmuw]

Wowee CDS. Just one question - just how far up in that tree where you? :D:D:D

[Mills]

Boring? Try awesome CDS.

[stelogic]

AMAZING SHOT !!