Unlike Cedar Waxwings, who are year-round residents in this area, Bohemian Waxwings are an irruptive species that arrive only every few years from the north when food up there is scarce.
Late last month I found a flock in a tree along Etna Road on a beautiful blue sky day. I only had two short chances to photograph them.
Yesterday morning they were back in the same tree. The light was very flat from the gray sky that is typical for what seems forever.
True to form this flock, likely the same dozen plus individuals, only fed for short periods — a few minutes — before retreating to some tall trees to rest for 30 minutes or so. This blog has photos taken during two periods of 2 and 3 minutes, 30 minutes apart. In between, I sat in my car and waited.
Here are a few more photos I took of these beautiful rare visitors to this area.
This modest flock compared poorly with the number of waxwings that visited this area January and February two years ago. Here are photos from both sides of the river in White River Junction, VT and Lebanon, NH. These waxwings were photographed in Hanover. Both of these blogs show the difference between Cedar Waxwings (with white butts) and Bohemian Waxwings (with reddish butts).