I’ve mentioned Jim’s crazy “Bird Buffet” on our back deck many times in my blog…we currently have at least eight bird feeders in operation (in the summer, we also have three hummingbird feeders). The kids are on March Break this week. Yesterday, Anna called me at the bookstore and said excitedly, “I think we’ve got waxwings!”
In my somewhat distracted state, my mind made a weird jump back to the times the kids had come home with lice…I thought, “Oh, no…how do we get rid of waxwings?!” It took me a couple of minutes to realize Anna was talking about birds, not something contagious! After I recovered my senses, Anna and I discussed what kind of waxwings we were afflicted with had hanging around. She sent me a photo via e-mail, and we decided they were Bohemian Waxwings.
Huge Bohemian Waxwing in the lilac bush out front (photo by Anna)
Jim and Anna both have new Nikon cameras (Jim has a D-90, and Anna a D-3100), and have been using the birds as subjects…here are some of their best shots:
American Tree Sparrow sitting in lilac bush out back (photo by Anna)
American Tree Sparrow (I think) coming in for an icy landing (photo by Jim)
Black-capped Chickadee (photo by Jim)
Black-capped Chickadee coming in for a landing at one of the finch feeders (photo by Anna)
Blue Jay perched in the top of the lilac bush out back (photo by Anna)
Blue Jay at our large feeder (before the squirrels chewed it!)...(photo by Jim)
Cardinal in the lilac bush out back (photo by Jim)
Goldfinches and Pine Siskins in a feeding frenzy (photo by Anna)
Hairy Woodpecker cleaning up after the squirrels...(photo by Anna)
Purple Finch trying to decide where to start (photo by Jim)
White Breasted Nuthatch perched on the gate (photo by Jim)
I hope you’ve enjoyed this trip around our yard…watch out for waxwings!
