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It took about twelve minutes (Original Post) Celebration Apr 2013 OP
I'm thinking "fat, dumb, and happy" birds. talkingmime Apr 2013 #1
they sure seemed ravenous! n/t Celebration Apr 2013 #4
After their meal, they all flew off to poop on white cars. alfredo Apr 2013 #2
I better go check my car! n/t Celebration Apr 2013 #5
Beautiful birds! Solly Mack Apr 2013 #3
Indigo bunting?? Celebration Apr 2013 #6
He's very pretty. He's been pecking about under the feeders. Solly Mack Apr 2013 #8
Aw, nice photos! Celebration Apr 2013 #9
Great pictures! A flock of waxwings showed up in my holly tree the other day csziggy Apr 2013 #7
Have any photos? Celebration Apr 2013 #10
No, not that time csziggy Apr 2013 #12
Everybody in their element Mira Apr 2013 #11

Celebration

(15,812 posts)
6. Indigo bunting??
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 06:28 PM
Apr 2013

Wonderful. I only have one shot of an indigo bunting and it's not that great. But I cherish it for its scarcity, at least in my files, LOL.

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)
8. He's very pretty. He's been pecking about under the feeders.
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 11:23 PM
Apr 2013

Haven't got a great shot of him yet. He flies away as soon as I get too close for him. The other birds are used to me more or less.

Here's a bad shot or two.






Also have a blue-gray gnatcatcher hanging around. He doesn't get too close at all.


Here's a greedy little bird.

Celebration

(15,812 posts)
9. Aw, nice photos!
Tue Apr 2, 2013, 11:58 AM
Apr 2013

Thinking positively for your getting an even better photo of that indigo bunting though.

csziggy

(34,135 posts)
7. Great pictures! A flock of waxwings showed up in my holly tree the other day
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 11:14 PM
Apr 2013

They only ate about a third of the berries. The goldfinches and chipping sparrows started raising a ruckus and I think that scared the waxwings. The flock of 18-20 flew to the water trough we leave dripping over, took wet sand baths and then they all flew away.

csziggy

(34,135 posts)
12. No, not that time
Tue Apr 2, 2013, 02:43 PM
Apr 2013

I was moving plants around in the garden and taking a break when they showed up. Even if I'd been fast enough to grab the camera, my hand were covered in red clay so I wouldn't have wanted to handle my camera.

Here are some shots from a few years back when the waxwings would come to the birdbath at the old house - only about 100 yards from where the holly is now:


Mira

(22,380 posts)
11. Everybody in their element
Tue Apr 2, 2013, 12:13 PM
Apr 2013

including you!
Great shots and brilliant color in the first ones. Like the story, of course.

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