Today I got to see some Killdeer, a Woodpecker, Magpies and the 2 bridge squirrels. And between last week and this I’ve found out what the gorgeous birds at my bird feeder were (I saw a flock there the 15th I think? Or the week before.) and I saw one just yesterday in the tree over the squirrel’s bridge.
Cedar Waxwings – My IM conversation on the 16th with dad about them:
me: Daddy! These are the ones I saw and didn’t get a picture of last week that I haven’t seen since.
me: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjfinley/349215375/in/set-72157594438293126/
me: Cedar Waxwings, I’m guessing they migrate?
dad: they have to be real close to see the little red dots on the sides of thier wings, almost like little red balls hanging on them
dad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Waxwing
dad: http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=BD0425
me: I’m not sure I noticed the dots, most were facing me.
me: The smooth soft colors of the breast and head just look so elegant.
me: the wiki picture on the left is pretty much what I saw of most of them
me: they were either facing me, or facing the east so their backs were in shadow
Later that week dad sent me this guy’s photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/
Where I finally found out what the cute little birds I see all over town and campus are. They’re Yellow Rumped Warblers. They look so brown and drab till the fly off and tease you with a flash of yellow.
