Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
(L 7.25" WS 12" Wt 1.1 oz)
“Waxwing” refers to waxy red secretions
on tips of secondary feathers...Often seen
in large flocks outside the breeding season.
on tips of secondary feathers...Often seen
in large flocks outside the breeding season.
Lake Catherine
Palos Heights
05Mar2010
Oak Park yard bird
10May2011
Bombycilla in Greek means silk
tail; cedrorum in Latin means
of the cedar trees.
tail; cedrorum in Latin means
of the cedar trees.
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Todd Peterson
© Wikipedia
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Society
Society
Waxwings are neither pink nor grey
nor brown but something in between
that’s no colour the way winter skies
are no colour.
nor brown but something in between
that’s no colour the way winter skies
are no colour.
(Helen Macdonald)