My family and I were coming home from breakfast one morning when I noticed a handful of birds with unusual profiles (unusual to me). I could see a slight crest to the feathers on the back of their head, and I got kind of excited, so I ran inside, quietly so as not to scare these birds away, and grabbed my binoculars, camera, and bird book. I suspected they might be waxwings, though I had no real idea why I thought so. I'd seen pictures of the waxwings in my bird book while looking for other birds, but I had never studied the pictures or read any of the information about them. Turns out I was right! A small flock of Cedar Waxwings called the tree in my front yard home for about two weeks. They were there everyday. I sat out on my front porch for almost an hour studying these birds, watching their behavior, practicing taking close-up pictures with my sad little point and shoot camera. It was a great time. Scroll down for pictures of these pretty little birds. Here's a link to their information on the Audubon website:
http://birds.audubon.org/birds/cedar-waxwing
(I have no affiliation with the Audubon Society, other than finding their information most helpful)
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| Notice the crest behind the head |
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| Yellow tip on tail feathers |
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| There is a small red spot on the wings, this is not always visible |
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