Waxwing: Wonderful Waxwings have finally made it to Chester and again
on my split shift i grabbed my camera and headed off to Chester Business Park where
over twenty of the beauties had be seen between MBNA and Natwest.
I took a very long walk around the place and didn’t see or hear
any sign of them or any other birders but I didn’t give up these birds have an
effect on me and other birders.
Perhaps it’s the way they look theses birds are stunning
with their colourful wing tips and Jimmy Hendrix hair doo! Well more like Jedwood. Or perhaps because they
are approachable as they pose while stuffing their beaks on berry trees just
feet away from your lens. Or maybe it’s because they are rare but seen regularly
in town centres, car parks and anywhere else you wouldn’t find a tropical crazy
looking bird.
For me it’s their attitude and personality they are cool and
colourful little characters.
I could only find a modest flock of five but they still put
on a good show, there might have been more as Chester Business Park is pretty
big. These birds where spotted alongside the main road through the park near
Regents Building and opposite MBNA.
Brilliant, beautiful, bohemian waxwing