Waxwing. Hassop Station, Monsal Trail, Derbyshire Peak District. DSC_7743.jpg
The weather forecast was for a few hours of sunshine until mid afternoon, so I headed back to Hassop for another session with the Waxwings, where a significant flock still remains with plenty of Hawthorn berries to sustain them for a while yet.
Fortunately, it wasn't as busy as last Friday and in the last hour I managed to slip into a nice spot by the trailside dry stone wall to watch the flock coming down to feed on relatively isolated stems and then drop down to a flooded area in the adjacent field to bathe and drink, though the sun had begun to fade by then. It was a slightly surreal experience, since when not feeding, or bathing, the birds were sat above us in the higher treetop; consequently, there was a regular patter of semi-digested Hawthorn berries raining down, evacuated by the birds above!
Thank you for your faves and comments, much appreciated.
Waxwing. Hassop Station, Monsal Trail, Derbyshire Peak District. DSC_7743.jpg
The weather forecast was for a few hours of sunshine until mid afternoon, so I headed back to Hassop for another session with the Waxwings, where a significant flock still remains with plenty of Hawthorn berries to sustain them for a while yet.
Fortunately, it wasn't as busy as last Friday and in the last hour I managed to slip into a nice spot by the trailside dry stone wall to watch the flock coming down to feed on relatively isolated stems and then drop down to a flooded area in the adjacent field to bathe and drink, though the sun had begun to fade by then. It was a slightly surreal experience, since when not feeding, or bathing, the birds were sat above us in the higher treetop; consequently, there was a regular patter of semi-digested Hawthorn berries raining down, evacuated by the birds above!
Thank you for your faves and comments, much appreciated.