Cedar waxings hold a special place in my heart, social and gregarious birds that were one of the first “new” species I was able to work with as I began wildlife photography. I encounter them less often now than I used to, but when I find them – individuals or a flock – I always make the attempt. In this case, from back in late winter, the attempt paid off.
A small flock was feeding on over-winter berries near the frozen lake, near where I as already tracking a brown creeper on the edge of a hemlock grove. We both moved closer, until I was standing at the edge of the brushy areas where they were feeding, which was well within range of my lens.
The light wasn’t the best – the photos were all a bit underexposed and flat when I loaded them from the camera, making me wish that I had bumped the exposure compensation up a bit. Still, the results were good with a bit of retouching, and more than that it was a fun chance to spend time watching the antics of a fun bird.