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Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
matt1256


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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II/III USM
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 23, 2008

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 Cedar waxwing caught eyeing me while gorging on choke cherries.

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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/26/2008 09:59:54 AM
Originally posted by MaryO:
I've never managed to get close enough to one to see any detail. Cool bird.


Thanks! I didn't get the secondary flight feathers for which it gets its "waxwing" name from unfortunately. These guys are best photographed in the spring, early in the morning when they're eating choke cherries or staying warm from the chilly mornings.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 01/26/2008 09:40:06 AM
I've never managed to get close enough to one to see any detail. Cool bird.
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