The Variety Collection

My images in this gallery are used in other galleries or for elements of the website, but please do feel free to browse/shop it if you are curious. You will find a large potpourri of my photography in this collection with image subjects ranging from urban to wilderness.

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Inaugural Berries

Happy Inauguration All!!!

What a special date in history, I am feeling the moment.

Image Notes: After being missing in action all winter, the waxwings arrived in style this week. I wonder if they are later than the past few years due to the mild winter, or maybe it could be the berries were not ready until now? In any case, it's a drunken berry fest out there now!

Cedar Waxwings are one of the few birds in the US that specializes in eating fruit, but they have to be careful as they are known to die of alcohol poisoning from over-indulging on fermented fruit. ;-)

Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Bird Birding Ornithology Animal Wildlife BOMBYCILLIDAE PASSERIFORMES Bombycilla cedrorum Nature Fort Collins CO Backyard Mountain Ash Berry Berries Winter 2009 Nikon D300 Square Avian Birds Fort Collins Colorado Michael Menefee