Knock knock, who's there? Orange!

Orange you glad I'm not posting hummingbirds again? LoL

Joking aside, I was still looking for some hummingbirds but it looks like they are all gone now. But a pair of cedar waxwings were feeding from the wild flowers and after playing some hide and seek,they finally got comfortable and allowed me to take photos of them at a very close distance. Some of the shots I have to crop tighter because of too many reeds in the background or foreground.

The funky background is because I was not aware that the setting got changed and I was shooting at f/10. Talk about being dumb and silly LoL.

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lovely shots, the color and detail is awesome.

Beautiful series...Love #5!...The bird looks as if he is smiling at you.

These are Bohemian Waxwings correct? Excellent series.

Super that you got so close and did so well Jo. The last is my favorite because the facial expression is priceless. I do think they are Cedar.

Wow-the color!! Never seen one in real life. Excellant captures, all!

rick_reno wrote in post #14747658
lovely shots, the color and detail is awesome.

Thanks Rick!

rrblint wrote in post #14747668
Beautiful series...Love #5!...The bird looks as if he is smiling at you.

Thanks!

Duane N wrote in post #14748052
These are Bohemian Waxwings correct? Excellent series.

Thanks Duane, these are cedar. Bohemians have a whitish belly

Diamond Lil wrote in post #14748298
Super that you got so close and did so well Jo. The last is my favorite because the facial expression is priceless. I do think they are Cedar.

Thank you Lil, I got lucky with the expression

ardeekay wrote in post #14748332
Wow-the color!! Never seen one in real life. Excellant captures, all!

Thanks Rog!

Beautiful shots of a beautiful bird, Jo. Very well done!

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #14749655
Beautiful shots of a beautiful bird, Jo. Very well done!

Thanks Levina

Never get tired of your Hummers...or your Waxwings. Great shots of a beautiful bird I've never seen.

bettyn wrote in post #14750550
Never get tired of your Hummers...or your Waxwings. Great shots of a beautiful bird I've never seen.

Thanks so much for your kind words Betty

These are really first class stunners all Jo, well done.

A superb series Jo, great detail and clarity in all the shots

Lester Wareham wrote in post #14752449
These are really first class stunners all Jo, well done.

Thanks for the kind words Lester

2slo wrote in post #14752549
A superb series Jo, great detail and clarity in all the shots

Thanks Mark!

great catch!