Tag: Bohemian Waxwing

I was using the EF 400 f5.6/L today, a change from the RF 600 f/11. Thinks it’s better all round (except for handheld video) if you can get close to the birds.

The flock was almost all Bohemian waxwing with just a couple of Japanese Waxwing mixed in.

Not much else do at this time of year, eh?

Not much to eat in the local park for the waxwings 2 days ago. The Dusky thrush passage in October finished off most of the berries there. So they decided to have a drink. Of snow.

After about half an hour the flock flew off…

The 600 f/11 was not the best tool for the job yesterday; it was a bit dark and also dumbo here forgot to toggle off crop mode which resulted in a lot of chopped off body parts. High ISOs meant a lot of noise reduction which gives the mushy photos a slightly ‘arty’ feel which I kind of don’t mind (they look brutal if you pixel-peep though).

But… you can never complain about a busy tame flock of waxwings. Ever.

Like I said a few posts ago, I could hit a few smoother backgrounds today…

But not always…

Some came almost to ground level…

But most didn’t…

I fired off way too many shots.

Some group shots…

Awful light again but the birds were very close…

Even the RF 600 f/11 could manage with some of the backgrounds yesterday…

A large flock of Bohemian Waxwing was on the main street in town yesterday…

There were about 150 of them.