I saw my first Cedar Waxwing in Nottingham City Center. It was a first for Britain and this single Cedar Waxwing was with a hundred or more Bohemian Waxwings as they’re called now. There was a line of Cotoneaster trees I think they were that were all covered in berries. Wasn’t long before the Waxwing horde descended and were gobbling the hell out of these berries. The Cedar was easy to find as it’s smaller.
This afternoon, it was not bad weather wearing just shorts and a t-shirt as I was assembling my greenhouse on the lower deck. With a killing frost of a couple of days ago, I wanted to be ready to bring my potted plants under cover for the winter. Puma and Ditto the 2 outside cats each have their own bed in there for when it gets really cold and I put a heater in there for them. Anyway, I digress, I was hearing a faint trill from the waterfall occasionally and lot's of activity from the horde of Robins. I went in and got a pair of bins and soon found a small flock of Cedar Waxwings, maybe six or seven waiting to get a chance for a drink without the rowdy Robins. At home Merlin Sound ID is always picking up their call but I rarely actually see them. As it was very harsh early afternoon light I didn't rush out with the camera but finished what I was doing. A little later I got the blind setup and waited a while until the light wasn't so glary. It took a while but eventually one came down for a few seconds until the damn Robins scared it off. I got a few shots, nothing special and a pair came down but they too were scared off by the damn Robins. I'll keep an eye on the waterfall to see if I can see them again. It's not going to be tomorrow as we're in for lots of rain and thunderstorms, we need a bit of rain.
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| Blue Jay |
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| American Robin |
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| American Robin |
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| Cedar Waxwing |
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| American Robin |
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| American Robin |
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| Carolina Wren |
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