Monday, July 6, 2009

Cedar waxwing


CEDAR WAXWING (BOMBYCILLA CEDRORUM), GREEN, MICHIGAN, JULY 4, 2009

Pentax K20D
SMC Pentax-F* 300 mm f4.5 ED (IF)
1/350 sec. f8
ISO 400
The other day I turned the lawn chair on the beach toward the tall white pines above the Writer's Lair and enjoyed the frantic antics of half a dozen waxwings, a species so full of avian ADD that they make sparrows seem slow and lumbering. They look like masked little Robin Hoods about to skewer the Sheriff of Nottingham in mid-flight.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

What a GREAT photo! The colors are wonderful. The whole thing is indescribably delightful to look at. Good work!