Panache: Bohemian Waxwing, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The red, waxy tips on the Bohemian Waxwings’ wings are actually flattened feather shafts.
…beneath a silk-blue sky…
To sun, to feast, and to converse
and all together – for this I have abandoned
All my other lives.
Robert Francis – Waxwings, 1960
– Robert Francis (1901-1987) lived for 40 years in a two-room house he built in Amherst, Massachusetts. Of Francis, Robert Frost noted, “…of all the great, neglected poets, (he is) the best.”
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Must be something in the air in Amherst that encourages great poets! Enjoying your literary pointers, some unknown and a pleasure to make their acquaintance.
I first discovered Francis 30 years ago in an anthology of American Poets. His poem “Silent Poem” reminds me of the place I grew up and the Allegheny National Forest where I used to hike and fish.
I’ll look out for that one.. good to find that Thrift list a number.. credit card to the fore, charge!
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Beautiful Waxwings…
Thanks a lot!
oh my god that is the prettiest bird i’ve ever seen!
Hi Jack and Barbra! Nice photo of the waxwing. If you don’t mind, in what part of UB area did you find the waxwing? Can’t seem to find it in Songhino and Bogd Khan. Thanks.
Nice to hear from you,Jun! Waxwings migrate through Ulaanbaatar in spring. They don’t stay very long. They are going further north, to Siberia, to nest. Look for them any place there are wintertime or springtime berries. We sometimes saw them near The Garden restaurant feeding on orange or red berries there. I think in March or April. Good luck!
I Mr.Donachy its me Ana. That bird is really pretty and I miss you as well.
Sincerely Ana
Ana! So nice to hear from you! I’m happy to know you still check out our blog. We used to sometimes see these Waxwings close to ISU.