Waxwing!

Ok, it isn't a fresh one.  A year ago today one was kicking about in the middle of Norwich City Centre. It ate apples, waited for a bit, did a poo, waited a bit longer and then went back to the apples.  It was a grey Saturday afternoon, with a Premier League kick-off less than an hour away.  Funny looks were the order of the day.

My overlong experiment with high ISO was in full swing.  With the benefit of hindsight I can comfortably state that as far as the image quality went I stuffed it.  Nonetheless here is a photo of the bird that I still quite like.  Those branches were always in the way!

Waxwing = nice

Waxwing, John Innes Centre, Norwich

Same bird, different tree?

Ber Street, last weekend.

John Innes Centre, today

Waxwing, Ber St, Norwich, February 23rd

A few more photos of a female Waxwing and some apples.

Waxwing. Ber Street, Norwich February 15th 2014

A couple of shots of a bird that flatly refused to do what it was supposed to i.e. flapping around on the end of branches just a couple of feet away in the winter sunshine while stuffing berries in it's cheeks.  No, this sat in the middle of a tree, ate an apple that obscured it from view then sat in a nearby branch while doing toilet.  It repeated the process a few times before flying into another tree.  Ho hum.

Norwich Waxwings revisited

 A few more Waxwing pics that I had forgotten to upload...

Waxwings, Cambridge Street

York St, Rupert St, Cambridge St Norwich