A small flock of Waxwings (sidensvans) finally arrived at the end of November and have been foraging in the garden since (rowans / rogn failed this year). In […]
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Blackcap on Elderberries
A female blackcap (munk) feeding on ripe elderberries (svarthyll; Sambucus nigra). With no heavy frosts so far well into November, two flower clusters have appeared on the tree! […]
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Maximum waxwings
I never weary of watching waxwings (sidensvans). Here are 3 videos from snowy Monday this week when one of the biggest flocks this winter descended on the garden […]
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More waxwings
More waxwing (sidensvans) videos from the garden. 1) Eating elderberries 2) Displaying flycatching skills 3) A dazed bird on the ground outside the front door; presumably it collided […]
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Waxwings everywhere
Part of the biggest flock of waxwings (sidensvans) in the garden today, around 350 birds!….seriously distracted all day by these photogenic arctic “parrots”! Feeding on yew (barlind), hawthorn […]
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Elderberries are ripe
Sambucus nigra “Samyl” is a new Danish variety of elderberry / svarthyll. It is very productive, the earliest elderberry I’ve grown (they are marginal here), hardy and it […]
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Waxwings on elderberry
A flock of some 100 waxwings / sidensvans were feeding this morning on elderberries /svarthyll in the garden! Enjoy! Post Views: 122