Go Back   Winnipesaukee Forum > Winnipesaukee Forums > Winni Wildlife
Home Forums Gallery Webcams Blogs YouTube Channel Classifieds Calendar Register FAQDonate Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-15-2016, 05:29 PM   #1
Airedale1
Senior Member
 
Airedale1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Laconia
Posts: 594
Thanks: 557
Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts
Default Cedar Waxwings At The Weirs

I spotted a small flock (25-30) of Cedar Waxwings feasting on Winter Berry right at the new rotary by the Weirs. The light was terrible and it was drizzling out; still I love seeing them.



Just for comparison; below is an image I took a long time ago of a Bohemian Waxwing. Usually the Cedar WW is the slimmer of the two species. That being said, this Cedar WW was huge. II am not positive but I am fairly confident on the I.D.'s.

__________________
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)
Airedale1 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 13 Users Say Thank You to Airedale1 For This Useful Post:
Barney Bear (03-15-2016), Broken Glass (03-23-2016), DRH (03-18-2016), granitebox (03-17-2016), LucyLou (03-21-2016), Nagigator (03-24-2016), PaugusBayFireFighter (03-15-2016), Pine Island Guy (03-16-2016), pondguy (03-15-2016), salty dog (03-16-2016), Tallyho (03-19-2016), trfour (03-17-2016), webmaster (03-16-2016)
Old 03-15-2016, 06:05 PM   #2
secondcurve
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,084
Thanks: 1,267
Thanked 557 Times in 286 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Airedale1 View Post
I spotted a small flock (25-30) of Cedar Waxwings feasting on Winter Berry right at the new rotary by the Weirs. The light was terrible and it was drizzling out; still I love seeing them.



Just for comparison; below is an image I took a long time ago of a Bohemian Waxwing. Usually the Cedar WW is the slimmer of the two species. That being said, this Cedar WW was huge. II am not positive but I am fairly confident on the I.D.'s.

Picture quality is amazing. You can actually see the beads of mist on the Cedar Waxing. Nice job.
secondcurve is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-15-2016, 06:09 PM   #3
ishoot308
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island
Posts: 5,891
Thanks: 2,274
Thanked 4,904 Times in 1,897 Posts
Default Amazing!

Simply amazing photos Airedale!! The clarity is unreal!

Thanks for sharing!

Dan
__________________
It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!
ishoot308 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2016, 10:32 AM   #4
noreast
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 648
Thanks: 316
Thanked 120 Times in 93 Posts
Default

Was it Audubon who said " a bird in hand is better than 2 in the bush" or something like that, He obviously never saw your photos. Seeing a living bird so close with such clarity is amazing! you can make out every subtle detail and color. Thank you.
noreast is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2016, 07:18 PM   #5
KDL
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 118
Thanks: 0
Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts
Default

Great photos as always. Thanks for sharing.
KDL is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 03-16-2016, 08:01 PM   #6
salty dog
Senior Member
 
salty dog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Beverly Cove, Ma
Posts: 356
Thanks: 286
Thanked 147 Times in 81 Posts
Default Perfect

Perfect shots, just beautiful as always. Image quality, focus, lighting, spot on.
__________________
I'd rather be relax'n at Winnipesaukee
salty dog is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to salty dog For This Useful Post:
ApS (03-17-2016)
Old 03-17-2016, 10:02 AM   #7
upthesaukee
Senior Member
 
upthesaukee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Alton Bay
Posts: 5,543
Blog Entries: 2
Thanks: 2,392
Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts
Default Fantastic!!!

You can even see the water droplets on the branches and leaves, and on the berry in the bird's beak!

Thanks for sharing.
__________________
I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!
upthesaukee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-22-2016, 11:02 AM   #8
Airedale1
Senior Member
 
Airedale1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Laconia
Posts: 594
Thanks: 557
Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts
Default

Thank you all for the kind words. I love sharing my images with you all and it is very gratifying to see that others enjoy them.
__________________
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)
Airedale1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-23-2016, 08:39 AM   #9
donnamatrix
Senior Member
 
donnamatrix's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Moultonboro
Posts: 833
Thanks: 24
Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts
Default Great photos

You always take such great pix. We watch the waxwings in Wolfeboro along the walkway that goes from railroad station along the back bay. They are beautiful. Spring is here!
donnamatrix is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:06 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.

This page was generated in 0.26743 seconds