A finger trained Cedar Waxwing (not-so-wild bird picture)

[Atlas Mugged]

This little guy has been having a wonderful time in my blueberry bushes. I discovered that all I have to do is pick a handful and he'll jump into my open palm. I switched him to my SO's hand to take the pictures (SO = technodolt).

[Atlas Mugged]

1. Another shot

[Straight Shooter]

2. Beautiful.

Cedar waxwings are such majestic birds. I rarely get to see them, but it's quite a visual treat to see a flock of them swooping in to get their fill of berries on a Mountain Ash. They sure do work fast.

Thanks for the pic.

[clydefrand]

3. Envious here, being an avid birder! I have never had the pleasure

of seeing one of these beautiful creatures. What state are you in, may I ask? I've only had the pleasure of pigeons land in my hand.

Maybe I suggest that you send your photos to Birds and Blooms magazine?

[Atlas Mugged]

8. I'm in Western New York

I live on 6.5 acres in the middle of thousands of acres of wood and farmland. My bird list is staggering at this point. I maintain about 18 bird feeders, which includes seeders, suet feeders and hummingbird feeders.

I've spent most of my life in major cities, so, when I finally bought a home I went for deep country. Events like this make it all worthwhile.

A lot of my Chickadees are hand tamed, so it was a minor step to try it out on this Waxwing, especially since he was so tame to begin with. Whenever I go to pick blueberries, he just calmly hangs around.

[In_The_Wind]

4. wonderful picture

We have Cedar Waxwings around here but I've never seen a Waxwing any closer than when it was flying past.:thumbsup:

[On the Road]

5. Wonderful Shots

I'm amazed they're that tame.

[blondeatlast]

6. As a fellow bird fan, I think it's time for equal Lounge time.

Absolutely beautiful bird.

[Jara sang]

7. Wow! I love Cedar Waxwings.

I have held some pretty rare birds in my hand as well. I did a workshop at a wildlife refuge in Hawaii where we were mistnetting birds for a study. I got to hold one of these in my hands, a I'iwi:

[Atlas Mugged]

10. Oh, that's really a cool bird!

A nectar feeder, right?

I've held many a Hummingbird, since they're forever getting lost in the garage when the door is open and I have to net them to release them. Amazingly, they're metabolism is so high that the heat from the human hand will knock them out so you have to be careful about how long you hold them. I've had a few hit the windows, too, but they've only been stunned. The most dramatic incident involving the windows was a Sharp Shinned Hawk. I picked it up to see if anything was broken while it was still stunned. When it came to - I let go REAL fast. They don't call them "raptors" for nothin'.

[Heidi]

9. What a beauty!

Thanks for that photo!