The phone rang. A colleague upstairs called to see if I’d seen the flocks of cedar waxwings sweeping and swirling from tree to tree around the office grounds and adjacent campus. The birds moved almost as one; stripping the hollies of their berries and continually finding new places to roost. Waxwings are beautiful birds with their masks and crests. Look closely and you can see accents of bright yellow and pink in tips of their wings and tails.
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We don’t get to see a lot of Waxwings here in New Hampshire, but I do notice them when they’re around. Beautiful birds. Too bad about the one in the second photo!
Thanks for coming by to visit. I don’t recall seeing back in northern NJ, but in the ‘burbs pretty much all you see (and hear) are robins and blue jays.
It was sad to see him pass. I had hoped he was just recovering from having the wind knocked out of him and would be up and around.
Thanks for coming by to visit. I don’t recall seeing back in northern NJ, but in the ‘burbs pretty much all you see (and hear) are robins and blue jays.
It was sad to see him pass. I had hoped he was just recovering from having the wind knocked out of him and would be up and around.
The Cedar Waxwing photos are amazing!
Thanks! Had always wanted to get some shots of these gorgeous birds and am so glad my friend called me.
Your photo of the waxwing tree is amazing! I am so sorry about the little waxwing.
It was so sad about that little bird. — it really took the air out of me that afternoon.