Such beauties! (Hoping the clickable thumbnails work...can't remember if that changed).






(Minnesota)

Oh how beautiful! Lucky you!

sarah merion station, Pennsylvania zone 6B

yep,your thumbnails work just fine,Kristy..
great shots.

How is your Minnesota Spring coming along?
chilly or average?

alice

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USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Very nice! This winter/spring was sort of strange in which I didn't see many waxwings at all.

I like your birdbath. I have never thought of putting one on my deck rails like that.

Patti--Zone 8
Mobile, AL

Thanks, Ladies!

Alice, we have had a pretty cool spring so far. We had a late snowfall, albeit it it didn't amount to much. But we had several 60+º days in March which fooled many people into thinking spring was here. You know how that goes. How's your spring been so far?

Patti, our backyard is small but wooded and the deck is huge so it blocks a good portion of it. The bath on the railing gives me a great view of the birds. It all started with leftover pie tins and we went up in quality from there! LOL

Here's where it all started...


One of my more amateurish but fave bathing pics (juv. Purple Finch)...




(Minnesota)

Excellent Kristi, it's always a treat to see the Waxwings!

Ruth
Everett, WA
Zone 8

Hi Kristi,

Very nice pictures. I wish we could see more of them here but it is hit and miss during migration. I shall console myself with the usual HOSPs, RWBB, all kindsa doves... and a beer to keep myself from crying too much

Gary and Natasha,
Harlingen, TX
Zone 9



Cameras:
Nikon D300
Digital Rebel (6mps)
Digital Rebel XT (8mps)

Lenses:
AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.5 - 5.6 IS USM
Sigma APO 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 ASPHERICAL
Sigma APO MACRO 150mm F2.8 EX DG HSM

Kristy, I also have a very wooded backyard. I'm going to try the bird bath on the rails tomorrow and see if I have any takers. Thanks for sharing your pictures!

Patti--Zone 8
Mobile, AL

Patti, be sure to share pics....because you'll be getting lots of visitors at your deck rail bath!




(Minnesota)