Birds

They come in swarms every December to feast on the dwarf pears softened by several cycles of freeze/thaws. Wish I could tell which kind of birds.

Approaching:

Landing:

 Settling in:

Feasting:

 Startled by movement on the ground:

  Exodus:

Good bye:

Note: Shots were taken from 2 trees at Fernwood Garden, Nikon D40, Sigma DC, 17-70 mm Macro HSM.