Great photos. Thanks for posting.

Wow, those are absolutely beautiful. What kind of tree has those neat red berries? Were the waxwings eating the berries?

Lovely Ken!... You captured them well in their feeding frenzy!
Looks like crap apple.

Oh I did enjoy them! Thank you! Great photos.

Breathtaking! You get birds to come so close!

Great pics and beautiful birds!

Great pictures. I love the cedar waxwings but don't get them often either. I love the little fat ones with the feathers all fluffed. Thanks for sharing.

Love these, esp the last photo, the bird looks totally
p*ssed at having it's pic taken. "Whadda you lookin' at?"

-O-

Thanks everybody, we were very happy to have these lovely visitors for a few days. It seems they've moved on now, but we have many additional photos of them in the queue, some of which I hope will be added to our gallery soon.

deanie - Konrad is right... this is an Indian Magic Crabapple tree. We have two of them and many of our birds enjoy the "berries". They provide many good photo opportunites also.

Kenn

Here is a link that might be useful: 2011 Gallery

Beautiful, Kenn! Just beautiful!

Beautiful! I love Cedar Waxwings. What are those red berries they're eating?

WONDERFUL shots Kenn!! The last one is my favorite! I just adore seeing these guys and have not had so many opportunities in my life to do so. I wonder what their favorite meal is. I notice a lot of pics with them on Crabapple, and I am thinking that I need one of those trees in my yard.~~ Angie :o)

Those birds are beautiful! I saw a flock of them last week on my neighbor's pear trees. I had never seen one before, although I have always wanted to. It was exciting. :)

Amazing pictures. I also loved the last one the best because the colors at the tip of the wings and tail show up so brightly. It really looks like they dipped their wing tips in red wax.

Ooops, just saw that the red berry question had been answered already! :) That's a pretty crabapple. Yes Cedar Waxwings love Crabapples (as do Robins, Starlings, and occasionally Goldfinches, Bluebirds, etc). I've got lots of Crabs in the back yard, and usually see flocks of Cedar Waxwings in the fall. But we had a poor fruiting crop this past year, due the drought in the summer, and the birds weren't around as much as usual.

Kenn, I looked at your member page to see what camera you use. Are your photos all taken with a tripod and what lens are you using? Your pictures are exquisite!

We had a flock of cedar waxwings here for about a month. They left a week ago. It was amazing to see how many of them piled into an evergreen privet each evening.

Carol

Such beautiful birds and detailed photos I keep returning to look at them again

Thanks again everybody, ...we love to share our birds here. :)

Carol23- We shoot hand-held (in Manual mode) with 3 Canon compact superzooms... an S3-IS, an S5-IS, and an SX30-IS. These are similar, inexpensive cameras and photographing wildlife of any kind with them can be challenging. But we have had a lot of practice and find they suit our needs as backyard birders on a budget. :)

Kenn

Here is a link that might be useful: Kenn & Temple - Backyard Birders

Well, I DID it!! On my way into my local Tractor Supply, (love that store) I noticed some nice little trees out front. Lo and behold, one of the nicest was a Callaway Crabapple! Snatched it up, and it now resides in the middle of my back yard! I look out my kitchen window, and it's the first thing I see. Surely I won't miss the Waxwings now!!! :o)

Thank you, Kenn, for your information. It was very helpful.
I'm also going to plant something extra for the waxwings.

For about one month's time, cedar waxwings roosted in a Ligustrum in our back yard. My neighbor was kind enough to take some pictures a couple of weeks ago. The light was fading at the time but this gives you some idea of how many birds could fit in one shrub! There is a small spring that runs along that area. I've read the waxwings like the sound of running water.

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OMG, just 10 minutes ago, a flock of several dozen landed in a maple tree just outside my window in southern Rhode Island. I've seen them many times in the fall, but never before in early spring.

Didn't have time to grab a camera, but no way I could match these gorgeous photos.