Cedar Waxwings

It has been a few years since I last saw cedar waxwings as they pass through here during their migration south. They seem to only spend one or two days before moving on and I was lucky enough to be outdoors with my camera when I spotted a small group at the top of an oak tree. I did not manage to get a shot free of either branches or late afternoon shadows. I figure that any picture is better than none. The last image is a yellow rumped warbler that apparently decided to join up with the cedar waxwings.

These are ISO 800 images with my 7D and 400/5.6 lens. (Shutter speed 1/3200 sec and f/8 aperture).

Love the second shot Bill. Very nice.

Still nice shots despite the branch shadows.

Lovely set.

Very nice series Bill. I miss my waxwings.

Very nice shots Bill, I have seen the Bohemians, but not the Cedars.

db

gjl711 wrote in post #9356609
Love the second shot Bill. Very nice.

Thank you, gjl. It is also my favorite. There were about a dozen of them in the top of the oak tree. They were feeding on the berries of a large wax myrtle next to the oak tree. I hung around for quite a while hoping for a clear shot, but it never happened.

artyman wrote in post #9357215
Still nice shots despite the branch shadows.

Thanks, Ken. I found the precision single point focusing to be useful in "drilling" through the branches even where they were fairly dense -- but it was more of an exercise in focusing since most of those images didn't turn out to be usable.

sparker1 wrote in post #9357417
Lovely set.

Thank you, Stan.

trmwf wrote in post #9357574
Very nice series Bill. I miss my waxwings.

Thanks, Mike. I wish they would spend a bit more time here.

dbriz wrote in post #9357735
Very nice shots Bill, I have seen the Bohemians, but not the Cedars.

db

Thanks, db. I would like to see some of the "Bohemians" since I feel a sort of kinship to them.

Great shots.

Cyclop wrote in post #9363198
Great shots.

Thank you, Cyclop. I was very pleased that I discovered this flock before they were gone.