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Cedar Waxwing

Digiscoping with a Digital SLR Camera

by The Birdfreak Team on November 12, 2008 · 4 comments

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Digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras have many advantages over traditional point-and-shoot digital cameras, many of which carry over into the realm of digiscoping. The biggest advantage is the SLR’s ability to shoot numerous shots in succession with nearly no lag time. Not only that, but you have virtually complete control over every aspect of [...]

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Phriday Photo - Cedar Waxwing

by The Birdfreak Team on October 31, 2008 · 1 comment

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Cedar Waxwing - digiscoped with Swarovski 80 HD Spotting Scope

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31 Cool Bird Facts #6 - Cedar Waxwing

by The Birdfreak Team on October 6, 2008 · 3 comments

in 31 Days


Cedar Waxwings [Bombycilla cedrorum] are beautiful birds with a diet that includes a lot of fruit. They can survive on fruit alone for months at a time. If they are not careful of fermented fruit, they are susceptible to alcohol intoxication and could even die of alcohol poisoning.
Starting around the 1960s, some Cedar Waxwings were [...]

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