Sneak and creep

Cedar Waxwings...they were a popular subject of mine last June. I'd just finished running my first 1/2 marathon and had the blisters and muscle strains to prove it...I should mention we'd decided to go camping. I was stuck at the campsite and not feeling too happy about it. That was until I realized that my constant presence allowed me to witness dozens of birds coming into the trees that surrounded us to feed and play.

The one thing that any birder knows is that in order to photograph any of them you have to sneak, skulk and creep inch by inch. That's how this series of photos were taken. Take a step forward. bird looks up. Freeze. Bird goes back to eating. Take a step forward. Freeze...

Eventually I managed to get close enough to get pictures of them popping the berries up and catching them again. I witnessed them feeding each other, pushing berries back and forth completely unaware they were being watched...it truly was a privilege to see.

For more photos from this session check out cedar waxwings