Bird Watching: Waxwings returning for the harvest., 1 by Grasmussen

Grasmussen wrote:
The Waxwings kept returning to the clusters of red berries until the smallest specks were gone.

However, this bird is looking in the direction of another row of the same species laden red with berries. Just across 36th Street, at the opposite end of the block. Clouds of waxwings were moving in, out and around the library grounds, stripping the last specks from the trees, then moving to clean up under the trees. Not a single bird was feeding from the other set of trees. Why???

This afternoon was an incredible experience! I was at the center of a fluid constantly moving cloud of Bohemian Waxwings. My fingers got so numb I could hardly hold the camera, before the cold forced me to leave. I’ve been chasing Waxwings for a long time, and had much better lighting for photography. But, never anything close to this afternoon. A truly surreal experience, beyond expression.

Gary Rasmussen