Bohemian Waxwing two, getting berries from snow
Bohemian Waxwing is clearly a resourceful species, as illustrated here with birds foraging on Mountain Ash berries that have fallen off the trees onto the snow-covered ground (or been knocked down by birds feeding). That kind of adaptability is needed to get through winters in Canada.
This image with bright colours has a festive feel, timely given that it was taken in the interval between Christmas and New Year’s Day. The setting was Queens Park Cemetery in Calgary, Alberta.
{I’ve particularly liked Waxwings, both Bohemian and Cedar, since my early days as a dedicated birdwatcher in the summer of 1983, in my first season as a Park Interpreter (then called Naturalist) with Parks Canada in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, in eastern Canada. There some of the experienced staff were knowledgeable birders who took me under the wing [groan, groan, interpreters are fond of puns] and pointed out things like the aristocratic quality of Waxwings with their sleek crests.}
This image was chosen as the current cover photo for the Birds Feeding group on October 27, 2023.
Bohemian Waxwing two, getting berries from snow
Bohemian Waxwing is clearly a resourceful species, as illustrated here with birds foraging on Mountain Ash berries that have fallen off the trees onto the snow-covered ground (or been knocked down by birds feeding). That kind of adaptability is needed to get through winters in Canada.
This image with bright colours has a festive feel, timely given that it was taken in the interval between Christmas and New Year’s Day. The setting was Queens Park Cemetery in Calgary, Alberta.
{I’ve particularly liked Waxwings, both Bohemian and Cedar, since my early days as a dedicated birdwatcher in the summer of 1983, in my first season as a Park Interpreter (then called Naturalist) with Parks Canada in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, in eastern Canada. There some of the experienced staff were knowledgeable birders who took me under the wing [groan, groan, interpreters are fond of puns] and pointed out things like the aristocratic quality of Waxwings with their sleek crests.}
This image was chosen as the current cover photo for the Birds Feeding group on October 27, 2023.