Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They used to flock into pepper trees in San Diego when I was a kid. Then they would line up, dozens of them, on telephone lines and proceed to crap repeatedly on all of the parked cars. As a child, we called them "bomber birds", but Cedar Waxwing is the preferred name. ;-) Jeffery On 6/21/07, Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: > Bohemian Waxwing, I think. > > We only get the Cedar Waxwings here, but they are marvelous birds. > > They are greedy little pigs when it comes to berries. Flocks have > been found rolling around drunk on their little bird butts under > mulberry trees when berries have fermented. > > Ric > > > On Jun 21, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Joe Leung wrote: > > > Good Morning All, > > > > > > I am not a bird watcher nor do I possess the knowledge and > > equipment to photograph birds, but I want to know the name of this > > colorful bird that frequented my back yard the last few days: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/joe+leung/IMG_3191_1_1.JPG.html > > > > I have been feeding Steller's jays with peanuts. Could this > > activity attracted this lovely bird? > > > > Doug, David and others.. I am sure you can help. Thank you in advance. > > > > Joe Leung > > Vancouver, BC, Canada > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, LA