I went back to Yucaipa Regional Park today, and had a ball photographing birds. Last time I complained that the pelicans were just loafing around on the pier--this time I got lots of action--flying, swimming, bathing, preening, and even pirating food from other birds. At some point I may share some of those--today it is bathtime. Several of these big birds were performing a bathing ritual, over and over, that resulted in lots of flapping and splashing. This is an example of all the splish-splashing going on! 2/3/21 www.sparhawkphotography.com
This is just a few of a large flock of Cedar Waxwings that were perched in a tall tree in my complex. I saw theme when I went to get my mail, and grabbed my camera and went back out. Not a great shot, as they were almost silhouetted against the sky, so had to pull out the colors to show how pretty they are. Looking carefully, you can see the bit of red wax on some of the wings, from which they got their name. Cedar Waxwings tend to travel in flocks, not staying in one place for long. I was glad to see so many of them in one tree--there were probably about 50 of them. 2/2/21 www.sparhawkphotography.com
Not really brunch, just playing with my new light box and some eggs. I'll probably have a few versions of this theme before I'm done. Experimenting with lighting and composition. 2/1/21 www.sparhawkphotography.com
