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Bombycilla cedrorum
Small waxwing, red-brown upperparts, pale slate-gray rump, buff underparts. Head is crested, has black mask with narrow white band below. Yellow-tipped tail, white undertail coverts. Wings have red wax-like tips on secondaries from which it gets its name. Black bill, legs and feet.
Urban
Spotted on Jan 2, 2012
Submitted on Jan 3, 2012
6 Comments
Thanks guys. Definitely a great bird.
I am still waiting to see my first Cedar Waxwing. Beautiful bird. Great pic.
Only seen them once in my life - on a fruit tree in Marietta. There was a flock of about 10. :)
You got his crest beautifully!
Thanks, Lisa.
Beautiful