Cedar Waxwing
Here is the always regal Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) posing with a friend. There were actually several other pals nearby as well. June is a good time of year to find a small flocks of waxwings in and around your neighborhood while many other birds are paired off, quiet and defending territory. In fact, it is nearly always a good time to find these gregarious birds in flocks!
Read MoreCedar Waxwings Drinking
It is getting warm out there! As we move towards summer you will find more and more birds trying to stop for a drink or a bath in a puddle or rain pool near you. If you have a yard that you can provide fresh and clean (and clean cannot be emphasized enough) water then you will find a lot more visitors stopping by, including some you didn’t expect. A flock of Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum), like these birds enjoying rainwater, might be an unusual sight from the window of your home when they come over for a drink. If you can offer water year-round from a well-maintained and heated...
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Your neighborhood may have the soft sounds of Cedar Waxwings soon, if not already, as their sit so proudly with their glowing, regal shades. While it is wonderful to see them in feeding flocks devouring berries in the winter, watching a pair with a nest each spring is such a divergent and sensational experience.
Read MoreCedar Waxwings Chowing Down
Cedar Waxwings are still in feeding flocks during their northbound return, using whatever berries and remaining wild food sources they can find as food. Mmm! Not recommended for human consumption.
Read MoreCedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Cedar Waxwings were suddenly everywhere in the last couple of weeks in WNY, as were blooming apple trees – a perfect combination.
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