Snow Day
I got a few inches of snow last night and this morning it was covered with a sheet of sleet. Katie does not like this because when she takes a step her foot breaks through the thin layer of sleet and into the snow below that. She walks through it very carefully.
Outside my kitchen window is a tree (maybe a big shrub) with green leaves and bunches of red berries. There were hundreds of birds checking it out today. These birds were really pretty with black masks, bright yellow trim on their tails, and bright red spots on their wings. I'm pretty sure they are cedar waxwings after looking them up in my bird guide. You can see in the picture why they are called waxwings: it looks like their tails and wings are dipped in melted crayons. I'm not so sure about the tree, but I'm thinking it could be a cotoneaster. There was also one robin trying to keep all of the waxwings away from his tree, but he didn't seem to be eating very fast. Better just to eat.
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Comments (6)
That's a great shot. The one on the right looks painted in! I wonder if all the red berries show up better to birds when the ground is covered in white.
Posted by Jeb | January 10, 2011 5:24 PM
They move very quickly, so I took dozens of pictures and this one seemed to be the best at showing the detail of the markings. After reading about them, they love eating berries and they travel in big groups, and that's what they were doing today.
Posted by Ted | January 10, 2011 5:36 PM
So pretty. I hope they didn't freeze. Pretty little birdies.
Posted by Carol | January 15, 2011 9:17 AM
I made that picture my wallpaper.
Posted by carol | January 15, 2011 9:24 AM
That picture looks like a painting in a gallery. It's just beautiful.
Posted by mom | January 15, 2011 11:34 AM
A photoshop effect made this photo even look more like a painting.
Posted by Jeb | December 29, 2011 7:39 PM