{"id":72974,"date":"2019-06-27T04:57:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T10:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=72974"},"modified":"2019-06-27T05:09:16","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T11:09:16","slug":"fluffed-up-cedar-waxwing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/27\/fluffed-up-cedar-waxwing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fluffed Up Cedar Waxwing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even a halfhearted rouse can drastically change the appearance of a bird.<\/p>\n

I have an early morning task to complete so today’s post will be noticeably shorter than most.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Cedar Waxwings are normally pretty sleek looking birds but when this one performed a less than energetic rouse “he” instantly transformed into a feathered version of the Pillsbury Doughboy. He’s almost as wide as he is tall. I don’t think he puffed up to keep warm because it wasn’t a particularly cold morning so maybe he was sunning and exposing as much feather surface area to the sun’s cleansing rays as possible in an effort to deal with annoying feather parasites. He stayed puffed up for some time and it’s a technique well known in birds.<\/p>\n

So far this year I’ve had no success with Cedar Waxwings. This photo was taken in the Wasatch Mountains just over two years ago.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Even a halfhearted rouse can drastically change the appearance of a bird.<\/p>\n

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