Sacada a primera hora de la mañana cuando las mariposas no están muy activas

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Just amazing watching these birds turn on dime. Even more special in the late afternoon Sunlight.

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Exotic visit to Dublin Sandyford today !st December 2023
Waxwing
Winter visitor in variable numbers to urban areas, mainly to the north and east of Ireland. Occasional larger influxes.
Slightly larger than a Bullfinch. The body is a uniform light brown colour, with small black patches around the eye and on the chin. The vent is dark red in colour, while there is a thin white stripe on the wing. Just below this white stripe is a small group of red feathers similar to a blob of wax, which gives the Waxwing its name. It is also one of the very few birds likely to turn up in Irish gardens which has an obvious crest.
Diet
Feeds almost exclusively on berries during the winter, mainly those of Rowan and Pyracantha. Waxwings will also feed on apples that have been cut in half and speared on branches. In summer, Waxwings feed on

Winters mainly in southern Scandinavia, with only a few sightings in Ireland every year. Every few years there is a larger invasion into Ireland when the food supplies in their normal winter range is exhausted prematurely. Normally seen in groups of five to fifty birds, but flocks of up to 400 Waxwings have been recorded in Ireland.

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Here is my juvenile Cuckoo and its Meadow Pipit host foster parent enjoying a bit of quality family time watching a White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum). I had some lucky timing with this shot as the Pipit had just fed the Cuckoo with a moth and they were both temporarily distracted by this Bumblebee buzzing around. Unusually the Cuckoo hadn't pecked its parent to send it off for more food so I got the interesting shot. The size difference between the Cuckoo and the Pipit is amazing as Cuckoos weigh more than 100g whereas Pipits usually weigh under 20g. You would think that the hapless Pipit might realise that something is amiss when the youngster exceeds five times its own weight.

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