Brown helps wild animals camouflage themselves as they move along the ground or the trunks of trees. Brown fur keeps animals ...

Cedar waxwings also snack on strawberries, crabapples, hawthorns and juniper berries. Junipers are coniferous plants and often are given the common name “cedar,” which is how this bird gets ...

Cedar waxwings have bright yellow tips to their tails and distinctive waxy formations on their wings. (Photo by Mick Thompson) Photo by Mick Thompson. Waxwings are primarily northern birds, ...

Cedar waxwings pillage fruit and berries, and they work quickly, often stripping a tree in minutes before moving on. As Relma suggested, if you see a cedar waxwing, pause and take note.

CEDAR WAXWINGS: These beautiful birds are well known for their propensity for eating ...

"Anecdotally, I remember seeing very few cedar waxwings the year after our first big freeze," says Nicole Netherton, executive director of Austin Audubon, about deadly winter weather of 2021.

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected].

But the group has seen Cedar waxwings they suspect have grown intoxicated from the berries. She also said some birds are brought in that have injuries, which may also cause them to act strangely.

Cedar waxwings, scientific name Bombycilla cedrorum, are found throughout North America wherever there are berry-laden trees, notes Audubon.

Cedar waxwings have bright yellow tips to their tails and distinctive waxy formations on their wings. Waxwings are primarily northern birds, with few breeding in California and those birds ...

Cedar waxwing birds are most visible in Louisiana in late winter and early spring.They’re mostly olive and bright yellow, with red wing tips that resemble wax and inspire their funny nickname.