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Nicolas Demers

2 months ago

A Cedar Waxwing posing for me, then gathering material for their nest

Reifel Bird Sanctuary, July 29
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A Cedar Waxwing -- a bird with pale brown body, yellowish belly, a dark "mask" around its eyes and a fancy swept-back crest -- is hanging on to a twig

A Cedar Waxwing -- a bird with pale brown body, yellowish belly, a dark "mask" around its eyes and a fancy swept-back crest -- has some dried strips of grass in its beak

Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

2 months ago

One of the beautiful Cedar Waxwings I saw yesterday afternoon.

About a dozen were at the water treatment plant, catching insects in mid-air and briefly landing on the metal railing.

#birds #birding #CedarWaxwing

Sleek crested brown bird with yellow underbody, black mask, and red-tipped dark brown wings has its mouth open as it perches on the peeling white painted metal railing. Blurred green grass in the background.

Nicolas Demers

3 months ago

The picture of beauty and elegance
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#TlahutumRegionalPark #ThePlaceFormerlyKnownAsColonyFarm #CedarWaxwing

A Cedar Waxwing, a bird with mainly orangey-brown body, a sharp black "mask" around its eyes, a swept-back crest, and bright yellow tail tips, is sitting on a branch

Nicolas Demers

3 months ago

A Cedar Waxwing perching on a reed
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A Cedar Waxwing (a yellow and pale brown bird with a black mask) hanging on to a reed

Swede’s Photographs

4 months ago

A view from below.

These cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) were among a bunch that would perch in this oak tree every afternoon this past winter.

"A treat to find in your binocular viewfield, the Cedar Waxwing is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, rakish black mask, and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers. In fall these birds gather by the hundreds to eat berries, filling the air with their high, thin, whistles. In summer you’re as likely to find them flitting about over rivers in pursuit of flying insects, where they show off dazzling aeronautics for a forest bird." - allaboutbirds.org

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These three cedar waxwings are spots of yellow in a budding oak tree. The photograph is from below.

"The Cedar Waxwing is a medium-sized, sleek bird with a large head, short neck, and short, wide bill. Waxwings have a crest that often lies flat and droops over the back of the head. The wings are broad and pointed, like a starling’s. The tail is fairly short and square-tipped. Cedar Waxwings are pale brown on the head and chest fading to soft gray on the wings. The belly is pale yellow, and the tail is gray with a bright yellow tip. The face has a narrow black mask neatly outlined in white. The red waxy tips to the wing feathers are not always easy to see." - allaboutbirds.org

Caleb Crain

4 months ago

A bay-breasted warbler, an osprey, an immature yellow-crowned night heron, and two cedar waxwings kissing, in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 21, 22, and 24 May 2023

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A brightly colored bay-breasted warbler in morning sun, bill wide open as it sings

A close-up of an osprey flying by, with a googly-eyed look

An immature yellow-crowned night heron, with thousand-yard stare and fat-dagger-shaped bill

Two cedar waxwings perched next to each other, kissing, partially obstructed by a branch in the foreground

JohnMoyer

5 months ago

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on April 21, 2023

#bird #CedarWaxwing #wildlife #Oklahoma #photography

A Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) was perched on a dead oak twig next to a wild vine in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on April 21, 2023

Swede’s Photographs

5 months ago

Partridge in a pear tree.

Well maybe not a partridge or a pear tree. But this could be a cedar waxwing tree. They blend pretty good, don't they?

I took this photograph almost a month ago, when these birds were still around. I haven't seen them in a while. There were a whole bunch of them that would land in the oak tree behind my wife's quilting shop every afternoon. They did that for weeks.

Why that tree? I really don't know, it overlooks our backyard, and the bird feeders, but I never saw one at the feeders. Though, I did occasionally see a couple in the oak tree that stands inside the backyard. Perhaps they felt safe being around a place where a lot of birds congregate.

Maybe it gave them a chance to take a break, because if a predator were to come around there were lots of other birds around to raise the alarm.

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In this photograph, there are the many crisscrossing branches of an oak tree with thousands of new small yellowish green leaves. Light blue sky is visible looking through the tree branches. Hiding among the branches and leaves are several cedar waxwings. In this frame there are only seven, but the frame doesn't show the whole tree. The birds blend fairly well with the tree leaves.

"The Cedar Waxwing is a medium-sized, sleek bird with a large head, short neck, and short, wide bill. Waxwings have a crest that often lies flat and droops over the back of the head. The wings are broad and pointed, like a starling’s. The tail is fairly short and square-tipped. Cedar Waxwings are pale brown on the head and chest fading to soft gray on the wings. The belly is pale yellow, and the tail is gray with a bright yellow tip. The face has a narrow black mask neatly outlined in white. The red waxy tips to the wing feathers are not always easy to see." - allaboutbirds.org

rpmik

6 months ago

First Cedar Waxwing ever in our backyard! They have a creepy high pitched song. #BirdsOfMastodon #CedarWaxwing

This Cedar Waxwing has a black mask that extends from its eyes to its chin, with a crest of feathers on its head. Its wings and tail are brown with yellow and white accents, and its tail has a bright yellow tip. The Cedar Waxwing's most distinctive feature is its red-tipped wings. It’s on a budding tree with a blue sky.

Swede’s Photographs

6 months ago

Believe it, I'm real.

This cedar waxwing looks like a bandit put together by Crayola.

"Building a nest takes a female Cedar Waxwing 5 to 6 days and may require more than 2,500 individual trips to the nest. They occasionally save time by taking nest materials from other birds’ nests, including nests of Eastern Kingbirds, Yellow-throated Vireos, orioles, robins, and Yellow Warblers." - allaboutbirds.org

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This cedar waxwing is perched on a branch of a pin oak tree. It's leaning slightly forward and is quite colorful. It has a short black geometric beak, a flat head, and a black mask which covers a black eye that shines from within. Its peach-colored crest shoots back and hangs over the back of the head like a mop of hair. Its neck is the same peach color. It has a very yellow round breast. Its glistening pointed wings are brown starting at its shoulder but fade to black about halfway down. Midway through the middle of the black part of the wings there are three red dots on a horizontal line. Its black tail sticks straight back, the upper part of the tail near its rump looks like rubber, but that's likely because of lighting. Farther down, the tail darkens further; then suddenly there is a broad tip of bright yellow which seems to be capped by a smaller black tip. Grey feet grip the branch.

"The Cedar Waxwing is a medium-sized, sleek bird with a large head, short neck, and short, wide bill. Waxwings have a crest that often lies flat and droops over the back of the head. The wings are broad and pointed, like a starling’s. The tail is fairly short and square-tipped. Cedar Waxwings are pale brown on the head and chest fading to soft gray on the wings. The belly is pale yellow, and the tail is gray with a bright yellow tip. The face has a narrow black mask neatly outlined in white. The red waxy tips to the wing feathers are not always easy to see." - allaboutbirds.org

JohnMoyer

6 months ago

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 13, 2023

#bird #wildlife #CedarWaxwing #Oklahoma

A Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) was perched on an oak twig on a cloudy day in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 13, 2023.

Deb Oppermann

6 months ago

It was #CedarWaxwing heaven with the #cherries in abundance on the Sargent Cherry trees in #Guelph #Ontario Canada. The #Waxwings were eating them like they were candy and gulping them down like someone was going to take it from them!
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Cedar Waxwing in brown, grey, yellow and black eating a cherry perched on a branch with green leaves and cherries and multi colored background.

Swede’s Photographs

7 months ago

Almost

I normally save these for morning toots. But I'm kind of proud that this is almost in focus. The thing about these cedar waxwings is they move pretty fast and there's not much exposure time between point A and point B, so it's kind of lift and shoot.

Besides, this doesn't look too horrible.

Hmmm ... I'm having a bit of DeJa'Vu.

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This is a flock of cedar waxwings flying form the lower left to the upper right. There are 22 birds in the photograph with wings in various positions of flight. You can make out yellow bodies and black wings.

Swede’s Photographs

7 months ago

Very interesting 🧐

This cedar waxwing seems to be closely studying something on that branch.

I need to figure out a way to get closer to these birds, but they are always at the tops of very tall trees. Short of climbing the tree, I'm at a loss.

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In this photo a cedar waxwing is perched on a branch and bent over to the left, where its beak is almost touching the branch as if examining something.

"The Cedar Waxwing is a medium-sized, sleek bird with a large head, short neck, and short, wide bill. Waxwings have a crest that often lies flat and droops over the back of the head. The wings are broad and pointed, like a starling’s. The tail is fairly short and square-tipped.
Cedar Waxwings are pale brown on the head and chest fading to soft gray on the wings. The belly is pale yellow, and the tail is gray with a bright yellow tip. The face has a narrow black mask neatly outlined in white. The red waxy tips to the wing feathers are not always easy to see." - allaboutbirds.org

Swede’s Photographs

7 months ago

Good morning ☕☕☕

It's coffee time again my friends 🎶🎵

I use these slightly out of focus birds in flight for the first toot in the morning. Usually, it's pigeons because they are incredibly easy to catch flying. This photo though is of cedar waxwings passing over. In fact, I started to entitle this post "Not Pigeons" 😬.

“Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is ‘yourer’ than you.” - Dr. Seuss

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There are three slightly out of focus cedar waxwings flying overhead away from the camera. One on the left and two on the right. The left one is slightly closer that the other two. The color yellow is faintly visible from their bodies and you can clearly see red at the tips of their tails. Something that I find interesting is that their tails are not fanned out like most birds in flight. I'll want to read about that, perhaps it's the shape of the wings which seem rounder and longer in proportion to their bodies.

Swede’s Photographs

7 months ago

Always high ...

Cedar waxwings are easy for me photograph because there are a lot of them in the treetops. But getting an excellent photo is a completely different story. The always perch and the very top of very tall trees and they mostly seem to hide their faces either being turned away or performing some grooming tasks with their heads buried in their feathers. This photo is okay, and I'll leave it at that.

"A treat to find in your binocular view field, the Cedar Waxwing is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, rakish black mask, and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers. In fall these birds gather by the hundreds to eat berries, filling the air with their high, thin, whistles. In summer you’re as likely to find them flitting about over rivers in pursuit of flying insects, where they show off dazzling aeronautics for a forest bird." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #birds #cedarwaxwing #photographer

This cedar waxwing is sitting in a tangle of branches the camera lens is looking up at the bird. The bird's beak and black mask form almost a pyramid on the front of its head. I can see its black eye shining from within the shadow of the black mask of feathers that wrap around its head. On the top of its head is a mop of yellow feathers that shoot back and look rather like a bad hair piece. Its body is a mixture of bright lemon yellow and a dirtier peachy color. Black wings hang straight down at its side. The bird's tail is obscured by a branch.

Swede’s Photographs

7 months ago

Standing watch ...

I haven't seen any cedar waxwings for a few days. But this one reminds me of a superhero up high standing watch.

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This is a photograph of oak tree branches. Up high in the center of the tree/photo sits a lone figure looking out to the left, as if watching. The figure is a very yellow cedar waxwing. The bird's head and beak look chiseled. It has a short black beak and a triangle of black feathers cover its eye, it's hard to tell where the beak ends, and the feathers begin. The glint of its black eye faintly shows. Its head, beak, crest form a flat forehead. The crest shoots straight back and curves down like a hammers claw. Indeed, its head is shaped like some sort of heavy digging tool. The body is yellow, and you can see a black wing folded at its side. Dark claws grip the branch below.

Patioboater

7 months ago

Bird in a cage: a cedar waxwing among the snowy branches.

Wolverine Lake, Michigan. March 4, 2023.

#bird #birds #cedarwaxwing #birdphotography #photography #snow #michigan #puremichigan

A cedar waxwing bird appears as a sunlit spot of yellow in the midst of a thick mass of snow-covered branches against blue sky.

Deb Oppermann

7 months ago

Cedar Waxwings in early spring feasting on the previous year's leftover berries
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Cedar Waxwings in yellow, brown and black feasting on older berries in spring with muted trees in background.

Swede’s Photographs

7 months ago

Awkward ...

This is not a good photograph, but I caught the cedar waxwing in a rather comical pose so here it is, it looks almost like a cartoon.

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In this photo, there is a yellow cedar waxwing. It is gripping a small branch with its right claw while it appears to scratch its chin with the left claw. Kind of like a dog would scratch with its hind paw. Its body is bent at the leg in a way that causes to breast to face down. The photo of the bird is without much texture, so it looks a bit cartoonish. The bird has a brownish orange crest that sweeps back from its forehead like a mob of hair. It has a short black beak that appears slightly rounded on the end. Its eyes are concealed by a black mask of feathers but there is a dash of white that is probably a reflection of light off its eye. The bird's breast is very yellow while its back appears grey - perhaps a trick of light. The tail sticks back and looks almost the shape of a duck's bill at the tail's tips are very deep yellow. The bird is framed by branches and four large yellow buds.

B

7 months ago

Yesterday I had an unexpected encounter with Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) just across the street, finally I was able to take some pictures. They are known locally as Chinitos.

#CedarWaxwing #Bombycillacedrorum #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #BackyardBirds #BirdsOfMastodon

Nine Cedar Waxwings perched on a tree on different branches and levels, the tree has green leaves and the sky is blue.

Swede’s Photographs

7 months ago

Where's birdo?

This sweet gum tree is already budding with big yellow buds. Who is hiding in the tree?

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #trees #SweetGumTree #CedarWaxwing

This is a picture of the branches of a sweet gum tree with hundreds of bright yellow buds on the branches. Resting among the buds and branches are several bright yellow birds, cedar waxwings.

Swede’s Photographs

7 months ago

Bandit

This cedar waxwing is approaching a tree that part of its flock had settled in. The black coloring on its face makes it look like a bandit. I have better photos of cedar waxwings, but I like this one. It's hard to catch a bird flying.

"The cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum ) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds. It is a medium-sized, mostly brown, gray, and yellow. This bird is named for its wax-like wing tips. It is a native of North and Central America, breeding in open wooded areas in southern Canada and wintering in the southern half of the United States, Central America, and the far northwest of South America. Its diet includes cedar cones, fruit, holly berries, and insects." - animalia.bio

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A bright yellow cedar waxwing, with a black bandit's mask coloring around its eyes, is approaching a tree.

Swede’s Photographs

7 months ago

Cedar Waxwings.

Yesterday a small flock of cedar waxwings occupied the very top of a tall tree at the edge of the forest. I took this photo from a corner inside my backyard fence.

"The name "waxwing" comes from the waxy red secretions found on the tips of the secondaries of some birds. The exact function of these tips is not known, but they may help attract mates." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdwatchingphotography #CedarWaxwing

Swede’s Photographs

7 months ago

Cedar Waxwing.

I looked through the photos of the flock of birds that were in the tree behind my wife's shop yesterday. I posted a photo this morning. I found a bird in the flock clear enough that I could identify the species. Now I wish I would have dropped whatever it was that I was doing and attempted to get better pictures. Cedar Waxwings are beautiful birds.

"A treat to find in your binocular viewfield, the Cedar Waxwing is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, rakish black mask, and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers. In fall these birds gather by the hundreds to eat berries, filling the air with their high, thin, whistles. In summer you’re as likely to find them flitting about over rivers in pursuit of flying insects, where they show off dazzling aeronautics for a forest bird." - allaboutbirds.org

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Paula Borchardt

7 months ago

Here’s another of my Perpetual Journal entries: watercolor of a flock of beautiful Cedar Waxwings we saw in our yard recently!

(In Perpetual Journals you draw/write 1x/week & leave room on each page to draw/write that same week the next year & following years until each page is full).

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Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a flock of Cedar Waxwings resting on an agave stalk.

Eric J. Korpela

8 months ago

In case people didn't notice, winter ended yesterday. I know this because a flock of 18 robins and a flock of about 80 cedar waxwings stopped in the back yard on their way north and told me about it. #birdwatching #cedarwaxwing #robin

Three cedar waxwings and two robins sit at the edge of a large metal birdbath. One robin and one waxwing have their heads tipped backwards to let the water run down their throats.

Three cedar waxwings and a robin sit at the edge of the birdbath while a fourth waxwing comes in for a landing. One waxwing has his beak in the water. The robin is looking into the water as if contemplating its own reflection.

A robin, a cedar waxwing and a lesser goldfinch sit on the birdbath. Water is dripping of the waxwing's bill.

A leafless lotus tree is seen against a cloudy sky. Its branches are covered in cedar waxwings and robins.

FreddyB Aviation Photography

8 months ago

Cedar Waxwings going nuts with berries in our garden. We live on just in their winter range. Two are seen here but there were at least 20 of them. Note the berry in the lowers mouth. Apparently they swallow those whole #birdphotography #CedarWaxwing #birdphotographycommunity #naturephotography #naturebeauty #birdsofmastodon #Nikon #Z9 #Sigma #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography

a smaller sized bird sits on a branch in the center of the frame. It is surrounded by small blue/black berries and is eating the, It's feathers are tucked in it is mostly brown with dark wingtips and its tail feathers have yellow tips. A second bird with identical feature is on a branch below with a berry in its beak. The background is filled with more berries and green leaves

Tim O'Connell

8 months ago

#frugivore #AmericanRobin #Ornithology #CedarWaxwing #YauponHolly #IlexVomitoria #birding #Oklahoma

Took the Ornithology students at #OKState on a little campus ramble.

Broad-leaved evergreen tree with small leaves and tiny, dark red fruits tucked in a corner of a stone and brick building. A bird has flushed from the tree and is flying away. It has a dark gray head and brick red breast. A smaller brown bird with a slicked-back crest and black face mask is busy plucking fruits from the tree.

Tim O'Connell

9 months ago

#AmericanRobins (plus audio of lisping #CedarWaxwing and chirping #HouseSparrow) on campus at #OklahomaStateUniversity. #Birding #ornithology #UrbanBirds #UrbanEcology

Video of American Robins tossing leaves to find morsels to eat beneath. In the audio, there are Cedar Waxwings going "tseeeeee!" and House Sparrows making loud "chirp"s!

🌿Ⓥ Lee Hiller 🌻💙🇺🇦💛 😷

9 months ago

I take flight on the wings of my Dreams to greet the new day. ~ Lee Hiller

#quoteoftheday #waxwing #cedarwaxwing #birding #birder #birds #birdwatching #dreams

Tove Danovich

10 months ago

Cedar waxwings are one of my favorite backyard birds in the PNW. They come in giant flocks (along with robins, thrushes, and the odd squirrel) to eat ripe berries then vanish as quickly as they arrived. 85% of their diet is fruit!

#backyardbirds #cedarwaxwing #birdphotography #birdfacts #nature