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Bohemian Waxwing


Posted by Stuart Clarke on Thu Jan 19, 2017 6:01 am

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A rare bird alert for a flock of Bohemian Waxwings was as good an excuse as any to go for a road trip up island.  A species we rarely get on Vancouver Island the recent cold snap has brought quite a few over the strait.  After checking a few spots with no luck I finally found them, with over 50 birds feeding on ice covered berries, literally surrounding me at times, an amazing shoot.

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by Denis55 on Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:42 am
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Beautiful frame Stuart,and congrats on finding these!
I missed a flock earlier this winter by about half hour! Still pissed!
 

by SantaFeJoe on Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:10 am
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Perfect shot! The wing detail and BG are great, along with the berry in the beak and a touch of ice. The tail colors and pose are nice, as well.

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by Karl Egressy on Thu Jan 19, 2017 12:26 pm
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Great bird to have excellent action shot with the berry in the beak.
 

by Tim Zurowski on Thu Jan 19, 2017 1:16 pm
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Fantastic image Stu. Love your composition and the berries. I was going to go up there for them, but a birder told me she was up there and there would be no chance to photograph them. You would think after 37 years of bird photography, I would have learned not to trust birders about photography. I assume this was the Nanaimo birds?
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by david fletcher on Thu Jan 19, 2017 3:21 pm
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beautifully done. shows the benefit of dedication too. nice one
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by Mike Umscheid on Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:21 pm
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Wonderful pose. Congrats!
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by Ron Day on Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:15 pm
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Excellent shot, Stuart. The berry in the beak is the icing on the cake. Well done!
 

by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:32 pm
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Gorgeous shot- they are so striking-love that you got all the markings, and the berry as well! We get them in Vermont occasionally, but I suspect not this year.
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by Dorian Anderson on Fri Jan 20, 2017 12:13 am
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Perfect! I've seen this species in the lower 48 once and in Canada once. They are one of my most wanted species so this is a real treat to view. Thanks!
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by Stuart Clarke on Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:13 am
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Denis55 wrote:Beautiful frame Stuart,and congrats on finding these!
I missed a flock earlier this winter by about half hour! Still pissed!

I hear you Denis I missed a Purple Sandpiper by ten minutes last week and have missed it on four attempts since. 
 

by Stuart Clarke on Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:14 am
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Tim Zurowski wrote:Fantastic image Stu. Love your composition and the berries. I was going to go up there for them, but a birder told me she was up there and there would be no chance to photograph them. You would think after 37 years of bird photography, I would have learned not to trust birders about photography. I assume this was the Nanaimo birds?
Thanks Tim, its always tough getting info from birders, I hope you and Mike find them tomorrow.
 

by WOlf38 on Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:28 am
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Beautiful shot, Stuart!
Like it!
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by Homer on Fri Jan 20, 2017 2:56 pm
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by Ethan Meleg on Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:08 am
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Stu, that's one of the best Bohemian pics I've seen.... awesome!
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by David J. Bogener on Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:26 pm
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Outstanding image. Perfect perch and pose. The dark green background really shows off the colors on the waxwing. A few have shown up in Northern California this week.
 

by Eia on Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:28 pm
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This is gorgeous
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