Here are a couple backyard photos.

These are Cedar Waxwings in a Bald Cypress tree I planted ten years ago. It is just starting to put out leaves this year. My yard is full of berries and the Waxwings come for them and the garden ponds.

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This a Hermit Thrush I just snapped. I have a couple of these here everyday each Winter, but have never seen one this late in the year. I keep trying to make it a misplaced Swanson Thrush due to the tail color (or lack of) but I guess that is wishful thinking. These birds Summer in the far North and is the state bird of Vermont.

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