Это waxwing

[birdwatcher]

Bombycilla cedrorum, или, как говорят, свиристель.



According to experts on the writing of Vladimir Nabokov, this species almost certainly inspired the waxwing mentioned prominently in his novel Pale Fire.

I was the shadow of the waxwing slain
By the false azure in the windowpane;
I was the smudge of ashen fluff--and I
Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky.

Я тень, я свиристель, убитый влет
Подложной синью, взятой в переплет
Окна; комочек пепла, легкий прах,
Порхнувший в отраженных небесах.
(Сергей Ильин)

Comments

[finchwench.livejournal.com]

I also post (http://finchwench.livejournal.com/9586.html)ed recently about one of my favourites. Well, they are all my favourite.

Yours is a great shot.

[birdwatcher.livejournal.com]

Thank you!