A male White Winged Crossbill with meal close at hand.
Just a few weeks ago the forests we were visiting sang with the songs of White Winged Crossbills. Specialized beaks allow Crossbills to devour up to 3,000 pine seeds per day and the trails we skiied were littered with pieces of pine cone leftovers. Most of the time the birds were perched high up in the tree tops feeding, fortunately, every once in a while one came down into view.
What beautiful birds they are.
Female White Winged Crossbill.
nature has no boss 
Beautiful little bird. I have never seen them, thanks.
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Hi Ted and yes the crossbills are beautiful birds with a wonderful evolutionary adaptation in their beaks.
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Beautiful captures – I esp. love the female’s delicate markings.
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HI Eliza, yes the female have a very understated beauty. Colorful but subdued at the same time. Beautiful.
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They are lovely little creatures.
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Hi and yes they are wonderful birds with quite a interning beak.
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I have yet to see one of these in person. I am always amazed that they can eat anything with those funky bills.
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HI Kit, Their beaks are a marvel of evolutionary specialization. Hope yogurt to see them sometime.
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Beautiful birds, beautiful photos too.
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Thanks, it was nice to get a good view of these birds as they are usually up high in the tree tops munching away on pine seeds and difficult to see. Hopeyour weekend is going great.
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Awesome close-ups!
Being a amateur wildlife photographer, I would love to have a shot taken of these pretty bird.
Regards,
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