Cedar Waxwings

Nice photographs ! We have had visits from large flocks too ! We had a loquat tree that used to bear fruit and large flocks would strip it bare in an hours time. We haven’t seen them since we moved from town out to our wooded location ! They are a gorgeous bird but seldom spend the entire fall or winter in our area they seem to go further south in late fall !

don s. Havana Florida porchfish @ porchfish studio

-- some men see things that are and wonder why, I dream of things that never were and ask why not .... rfk

They visit us briefly to strip our one lone ash tree, but they are lovely to watch in flight. Last summer, a
pair nested in our lilacs outback and hatched three eggs, they fledged and stripped our chokecherry trees
in one day and disappeared, but I could not water that area of the lawn for a few weeks while the wife
was busy birdwatching.

-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter

Hi Gus,

I see you are in Missoula. My sister once lived in Kalispell, right on Flathead Lake (maybe it was actually Lakeside). My brother-in-law was in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. After he returned to the US, he worked at a radar facility atop a mountain. I was pretty young at the time, but I remember this being beautiful country.

-- I was walking down the street, something caught my eye, and dragged it 15 feet.

We usually get a few Waxwings in early summer. They don’t stay very long. Too bad because they are a striking creature.

Had a Snowy Owl glide across the road in front of me at first light this morning. Startled the crap out of me. They’re a infrequent visitor and a treat to see.

-- Visualize whirled peas

those are beautiful birds. so nice to have the opportunity to enjoy them that way.

funny and probably very true about the birds and the windows though.

we have a pear tree in the back which is a haven for hornets at the end of the season when all the fruits fall to the ground… not as pretty of a sight as the birds I can assure you

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.