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Eric Lindahl 📷 🦅🐺🦋🐋🦉🐝 🦦 🦢
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#nature #photography #birds #cedarwaxwing

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I have not had anything great, nature photo related, to post in awhile. I take my camera on every walk with Sky, twice a day. Yesterday we were walking along the creek near Nokomis, when I heard this wonderful cacophony of bird calls.... my Merlin app told me I was near, among others, Cedar Waxwings! I looked around, and sure enough, there were dozens!! Now this was magical because in my 60 years of wandering, I was not aware of these gorgeous birds. This year when I became aware of them, I set out to capture photos of them. Yesterday was the first time I got reasonable shots. Here are a few. The one I love is of the couple. These two would bounce back and forth between being intimately close, then a little apart. they kept trading this tiny twig (Not nesting season!) back and forth, like they were sharing gifts!Sometime it looked like they were kissing. Whatever the reason, it was a sweet exchange to watch. Cedar waxwings are medium-sized birds approximately 6–7 in (15–18 cm) long and weighing roughly 30 g (1 oz). Wingspan ranges from 8.7 to 11.8 in (22 to 30 cm).[8] They are smaller and browner than their close relative, the Bohemian waxwing (which breeds farther to the north and west). Their markings are a "silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, rakish black mask, and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers."[9] These droplets may be the same colour as the madrone berries they are known to eat. Cedar waxwings are medium-sized birds approximately 6–7 in (15–18 cm) long and weighing roughly 30 g (1 oz). Wingspan ranges from 8.7 to 11.8 in (22 to 30 cm).[8] They are smaller and browner than their close relative, the Bohemian waxwing (which breeds farther to the north and west). Their markings are a "silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, rakish black mask, and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers."[9] These droplets may be the same colour as the madrone berries they are known to eat.
October 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM Everybody can reply
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Bill Stedman
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This cedar waxwing announces that he is part of the #BirdsInABush crowd! #birds #BirdOfTheDay #cedarwaxwing #birdphotography #nature 🪶
A brown cedar waxwing pokes up from the bushes, facing right, with its black beak wide open to announce its presence. Photo taken in South Dartmouth MA USA
October 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM Everybody can reply
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Jan Casavant
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A pretty Cedar Waxwing with a beak stuffed with the wings and body of a dragonfly it had caught and was gulping down for breakfast 😮😋

Norfolk, Massachusetts (June 2025)

#birds #CedarWaxwing #BirdOfTheDay #Beakful #birdphotography #OM-1 #MassAudubon #Massachusetts @alan678.bsky.social
A Cedar Waxwing with a warm brown and yellow body, brownish-gray wings and tail with a yellow tip, a black mask around its eyes and a crest on its head. It was eating an orange dragonfly it had just caught and was sitting on a reddish-brown branch surrounded by green leaves lit up by the early morning sunlight. Seen in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
October 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM Everybody can reply
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OntarioWild Photo
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Morning light glints off a Cedar Waxwing as it flicks its tongue over a freshly picked berry.
#CedarWaxwing #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #OntarioWildlife #SonyAlpha #A6700 #NaturePhotography #gripskw
Cedar Waxwing
October 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM Everybody can reply
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Hall Jameson
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Cedar waxwing. #best_birds_of_world #pacificnorthwest #birdwatching #ornithology #birdsoftheworld #cedarwaxwing #audubon #colorphotography
October 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM Everybody can reply
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Rebecca
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Cedar waxwing on a foggy autumn morning.
#nature #wildlife #birds #waxwing #cedarwaxwing
A Cedar Waxwing perches on a foggy morning with spiderwebs blurred in the background.
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM Everybody can reply
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Barry
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Cedar Waxwing among the blossoms of spring 2025

#cedarwaxwing
#birds
#nature
#photography
October 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM Everybody can reply
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Sarah's Sceneries PA
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Why do Inktober when you can do Birdtober?
Day 1 - Favorite Bird (Cedar Waxwing, obviously)

#art #drawing #birdart #birdtober #birdtober2025 #bird #CedarWaxwing
October 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM Everybody can reply
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Tom Marriage
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Cedar Waxwing feasting on Eastern Redcedar seed cones at Heron Park, Danville, IL. (OM-1 Mk2, M.150-400mm)
#bird #birdphotography #microfourthirds #M43 #OMSystems #olympus #blueskyphotographers #Photography #Photographers #PhotographersUnited #cedarwaxwing
September 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM Everybody can reply
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Michael Pounds
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Immature cedar waxwing that we saw while walking in our neighborhood.
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birds #cedarwaxwing #neighborhoodphotography #neighborhoodbirds
Gray, brown and white bird with a black mask and a yellow-tipped tail, sitting on an evergreen branch, head bent down toward a juniper berry. Light blue sky in the background.
September 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM Everybody can reply
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Hall Jameson
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First prize. #best_birds_of_world #pacificnorthwest #birdwatching #ornithology #birdsoftheworld #waxwings #colorphotography #cedarwaxwing
September 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM Everybody can reply
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Tom Marriage
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Cedar Waxwing foraging on Eastern Redcedar seed cones at Heron Park, Danville, IL. (OM-1 Mk2, M.150-400mm)
#bird #birdphotography #microfourthirds #M43 #OMSystems #olympus #blueskyphotographers #Photography #Photographers #PhotographersUnited #cedarwaxwing
September 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM Everybody can reply
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Pete
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How many Waxwings could there be in a tree?
Between a few trees I counted about 80.
Going back a bit to the visit to my friend's cottage a couple of weeks ago.
Posting some of the Waxwings because my friend Consuelo mentioned that she loves these birds.
#birds #cedarwaxwing
September 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM Everybody can reply
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Pete
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How many Waxwings could there be in a tree?
Between a few trees I counted about 80.
Going back a bit to the visit to my friend's cottage a couple of weeks ago.
Posting some of the Waxwings because my friend Consuelo mentioned that she loves these birds.
#birds #cedarwaxwing
September 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM Everybody can reply
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Pete
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How many Waxwings could there be in a tree?
Between a few trees I counted about 80.
Going back a bit to the visit to my friend's cottage a couple of weeks ago.
Posting some of the Waxwings because my friend Consuelo mentioned that she loves these birds.
#birds #cedarwaxwing
September 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM Everybody can reply
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Pete
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Cedar Waxwing - juvenile
Going back a bit to the visit to my friend's cottage a couple of weeks ago.
Posting some of the Waxwings because my friend Consuelo mentioned that she loves these birds.
#birds #cedarwaxwing
September 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM Everybody can reply
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Steve Ross
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In a previous post, I mentioned the Phainopepla was one of my trigger birds. Well, the Cedar Waxwing brought it home. I was hooked. Peace! #birds #birding #birdwatching #waxwing #cedarwaxwing #peace
September 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM Everybody can reply
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emilsea22
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90° today in Salem, Oregon. A large flock of Cedar Waxwing discovered my little bathing spa.
Watch them at end when a cat appeared on the horizon. (43-second video)
#video #photography #birds #cedarwaxwing #nature #birdbath #birdoftheday #EastCoastKin
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM Everybody can reply
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Amy Gann
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Cedar waxwings for #twosday.

#birds #waxwing #cedarwaxwing #photography #nature #wildlife #protectnature #EastCoastKin
Two cedar waxwings stand on a thin branch of a tree against a grey sky
September 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM Everybody can reply
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Timothy Dungan-Levant
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Cedar Waxwing
by Glen Noyer

#foto #photo #fotografia #fotografía #photography #photografie #fotografie #birds #birding #cedarwaxwing #glennoyer
September 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM Everybody can reply
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Jan Casavant
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This Cedar Waxwing was doing a little scratching and preening and gave me a great shot of its #BirdButt!

Great Meadows NWR, Concord, Massachusetts (7/11/25)

#birds #CedarWaxwing #nature #BirdOfTheDay
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A light brown and yellow Cedar Waxwing with a black eye mask twisted into a difficult position while preening and scratching! Seen at Great Meadows NWR in Concord, Massachusetts.
September 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM Everybody can reply
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Alison Wilcox
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Cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) eating apple blossoms during spring migration on Monhegan Island, Maine.

The red waxy tips on their wing feathers and yellow tail tip are colored by pigments from the fruits they consume.
#birds
#cedarwaxwing
#maine
#monheganisland
September 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM Everybody can reply
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Casey Sisterson - Photographer
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A Cedar Waxwing perched in the green canopy, sleek and masked in quiet elegance.

“Elegance is not in what is shown, but in how quietly it exists.”

#CedarWaxwing #BackyardBirds #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
Species: Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Genus: Bombycilla Family: Bombycillidae A Cedar Waxwing perches on a slender branch among green leaves, its sleek tan body, yellow belly, and black mask striking against the foliage.
September 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM Everybody can reply
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mike-j-p.bsky.social
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Cedar Wax Wing #photography #bird #perched #CedarWaxWing
September 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM Everybody can reply
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nat
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these two cedar waxwings were flying around over the water and... catching bugs? I've only ever seen them in large groups, eating berries.
like we say whenever they're being weird: birds are birds.
#photography #cedarwaxwing
a cedar waxwing sits in the super bright branches of a dead tree, staring intently out over the water cedar waxwing in profile in the top of a dead tree branch close-up crop of waxwing in profile. the dead tree branch is filled with spider webs... maybe they were eating spiders?
September 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM Everybody can reply
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