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Topic Categories: Image of the Day
Posted on: August 28, 2008 2:59 PM, by "GrrlScientist"
tags: Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, at the A&M Tract on Pelican Island, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 18 May 2007 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/250s f/9.5 at 800.0mm iso400.
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Comments
Pelican Island? I used to wadefish there. I'm sorry I missed seeing all the neat birds.....
Posted by: EyeNoU | August 29, 2008 7:33 AM
The picture was taken at Texas A&M U - Galveston, and its a bird in a tree. The last time I was on campus, 12 years ago, the school was pretty barren. The landscaping the school did must have worked!
Posted by: JPS | August 30, 2008 8:19 AM