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All photographs by David Lilly
A friend from the camera club told me about a berry tree across the street that is being bombarded by flocks of Bohemian waxwings.
I decided to check it out. I was not disappointed as the waxwings came and went for the two hours as I sat in my vehicle. I used my vehicle as a blind and it worked great. The sun was in my back and all I had to do was get the light in the bird's eye.
There were a few issues with the background. I had a house with white windows at the back of the tree adding not so good white spots. I had to constantly watch the birds and try to photograph them without the windows.
Some of the other issues were busy backgrounds, branches in front of the bird, shadows on the bird, getting the light in the eye, and because there were so many birds coming in to eat the berries they often got in front of bird I wanted to photograph.
However, as with any bird photography, patience pays off. I did manage to get some photo as in the gallery below.
Nikon D 500 with a nikon 500mm pf lens
