Driving through Tolworth (Greater London) actually became exciting today with a flock of 17 Waxwings seen from the car. The birds spent most of the time perched at the top of a London Plane overlooking Ewell Road (junction with Derby Road), occassionaly dropping down to feed on Rowan berries. Ewell Road is extremely busy so I was very surprised when a couple of birds flew down towards me and landed on the tarmac, right in amongst the traffic, to drink water that had collected in a drain cover situated in the middle of the road! Unfortunately though, there weren't many gaps in the traffic and after a couple of attempts they gave up. Suffice to say I didn't have my SLR with me (it's not often I take it to Waitrose) and I didn't manage to capture this great moment. However, I did manage a few record shots, which are quite possibly the worst Waxwing photos in the history of photography!
hey lee it may not be razor sharp but as an impressionist capturing of the moment its great. the twigs create a satisfying cross hatch interferance pattern with the pointy headed feathery fellahs as a repeated motif, nicely spaced and each one striking a slightly different pose. in fact , is it the cover of their latest L.P.?
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Thanks Dave for that fantastic review and I hope you manage to catch with some soon - they are everywhere!!!
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