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Snow Eater

Wax wings eat snow to help digest the frozen berries they eat. In addition, they often get drunk on the fermented berries and fly into windows.

Nikon D300, AF-S Nikkor 300mm F/4, TC1.4E II, Tripod
Exposure = 1/1500s f/8.0 at 420.0mm iso500, aperture priority, spot metering
Focus distance = 7.08 meters


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John S 11-Jan-2015 03:43
Wow, gorgeous! :)
Ed Duverger08-Jan-2015 13:20
Interesting story.Excellent shot.
Juliette08-Jan-2015 08:46
stunning !
John Rusk08-Jan-2015 03:46
Beautiful.
Pierre Martin08-Jan-2015 03:31
great shot and well exposed, excellent
Sheila 08-Jan-2015 02:09
Fantastic, Roy!
William Empey08-Jan-2015 01:03
Very nice image
Laura Milholland08-Jan-2015 00:21
So very crisp and stunning, Roy. An impressive shot. V
Ruth Rothschild 08-Jan-2015 00:02
Fantastic close up, Roy. Wonderfully sharp detail and color.
Rick Kendrick 08-Jan-2015 00:00
Such a sharp photo of a beautiful bird.
Paul Milholland07-Jan-2015 23:58
Their "drunk on the berries" behavior sounds like our Robins with pyracantha berries.
Walt 07-Jan-2015 23:54
Absolutely superb sharpness and capture of the subtle coloration
paplvr07-Jan-2015 23:00
That's phenomenal Roy. So sharp, vivid and one of my favorite birds. Linda S
fotabug07-Jan-2015 22:59
Superb, Roy! Great shot of one of the most beautiful birds! That are back, huh? They like cold weather? V
Ruth Voorhis07-Jan-2015 22:44
Nicely detailed shot with lovely colors.
Bea.07-Jan-2015 22:32
Fabulous shot, wonderful colours, the feather layers are so soft and smooth.
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