Bohemian Waxwing


Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Pestvogel 1
Nagging Birds In Dutch Bohemian Waxwings are called Pestvogels, which means something like ‘Nagging Birds’.I often wondered why they got this strange name.Well…I found out the hard way! Bohemian waxwings invade my country every now and then.They appear in large numbers and -being just a little shy- they make a […]

7. Bohemian Waxwings Playing Hard to Get


Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Pestvogel 10
Waxwings & better Weather It doesn’t happen that often in life that you get a second chance when you blew your first.And in this case it wasn’t even me who blew it, but the bad weather that did it for me…But…to put it shortly: I got my second chance to […]

4. Waxwings Revisited


Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Pestvogel 1
Past week I met this very friendly person in the train.We had a pleasant conversation and it appeared he stumbled upon some waxwings that day.I must admit I was a little jealous since i had never seen these beautiful birds in my life.The next morning I planned to stay at […]

2. Bohemian Waxwings in town…!