The irony is that today, on the way to Kokanee Creek Park for a walk, I commented that I would really like to see some waxwings. Lo, there they were.
Before spotting the waxwings, I stopped near the mouth of the creek and took a panorama looking west. It is striking how little snow there is for early February. The north-facing mountain on the left is in shade while the south-facing mountain on the right is in sunlight. The bank on the far side of the creek is being eroded; bits of February’s dried grass overhanging it are reflected in the calm creek waters.
A hundred metres to the east, there frolicked over a dozen Bohemian Waxwings. Between their frenetic activities and the difficulties of bird photography, I only managed a satisfactory picture of one as it sat on a Black Hawthorn.
An excellent and very descriptive shot of this lovely species ! !
Hi, Alistair,
Another wonderful shot.
Have you considered sending some of your bird photos to ibird? The photos are copyrighted and the photographer acknowledged beneath each one. I think the idea should be to illustrate some aspect of the bird not shown by other photographers. The quality is very high, especially for the more well known species, but your shots are as good as any. Of course you will need access to an iphone, ipod touch or even better an ipad or ipad mini to download the programme and see what is there.
Cheers
Peter
Peter, that is an interesting idea. Thank you. I had not heard of iBird, but with your recommendation, I will explore it.