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Waxwings


Waxwings
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Copyright: Jim Costello (bullybeef53) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 32 W: 5 N: 169] (791)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon 77mm UV Filter
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Newfoundland Wildlife, A - Z Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-07-23 17:00
Viewed: 374
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Waxwings is the name of this photo taken on the Branscombe Pond Walking Trail. These birds are a very small group of fruit loving birds in the family Bombycillidae.
While some disagreement exists over placement of birds in the family, many experts recognize only three Waxwing species: the Cedar Waxwing of the United States, the Japanese Waxwing of Northeast Asia, and the Bohemian Waxwing of Europe, Asia and North America.
Cedar Waxwings are the more common species, year-round residents in the North and winter migrants in the South. They often travel in large flocks consuming as many berries as they can find

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  • shree Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 46 W: 13 N: 67] (262)
  • [2009-07-25 10:41]

Your shot stands out so well in the gallery, Jim. I like the composition here.
In our area, we have brahminy myna, which has a hair tuft like your waxwing.
Nice capture, thanks for sharing.

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