Hallelujah! I had almost given up hope of seeing these birds this winter. It is a huge year for White-winged Crossbills in Wisconsin. There are reports on our birding network every day of people practically tripping over them on their way out the door and I have spent weeks scanning the top of every cone-laden spruce tree I passed but had not been able to spot even one - until Sunday. On my way home from the northwoods (where I had been doing my GBBC) I saw a flock of birds fluttering around the tops of some spruce. Oh happy day, there they were! I watched and watched (two passing cars stopped to ask if everything was ok) and got the best photos I could considering the distance. Find more bird photos from all over the globe at Bird Photography Weekly.
Congrats on the Crossbill! Nice photo.
ReplyDeleteHey Tammy, congratulations on spotting the White-winged Crossbill! Isn't it great when we get to see our "target" birds?
ReplyDeleteIt's funny when you live out in the country and you stop to look at birds or take photographs how many people stop and ask if you're OK. Sounds like you need an "I Brake For Birds" bumper sticker! That way at least some of them might figure out what you're doing.
Congratulations on getting your "target" bird. In our case it took us almost four years before we saw the "dance" of the grebes.
ReplyDeleteI love it when you see what you've been hoping for in a way you weren't planning. It makes is very serendipitous.
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