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Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Description:

Beautifully colored bird with a distinctive black mask bordered by white bars, and a wispy crest. The bird gets its name from the waxy, red tips on the inner wing. The tail ends with a yellow stripe.

Habitat:

Lives where trees and shrubs have ripe fruits such as berries.

Notes:

Spends a lot of time in flocks with other waxwings.

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4 Comments

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Very Nice!

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Superb pic, crisp and clear.

Pulkit.Singal
Pulkit.Singal 12 years ago

wow beautiful bird

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

His eyebrows style made this one as Angry looking bird..!!

Dennis Davenport
Spotted by
Dennis Davenport

Washington, USA

Spotted on Aug 2, 2010
Submitted on Sep 24, 2011

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