A male suitor will approach the female with ... it serves as a fruity engagement ring. Cedar waxwings are highly social, and most people notice them in winter when sizable feeding flocks can ...

The cedar waxwing is easily found in open habitat where ... a result of consuming non-native honeysuckle fruit during molt. The male’s chin has extensive amount of black that extends onto ...

Cedar Waxwings are perhaps the most well groomed ... They exhibit amazing and truly unforgettable courtship behavior. The male will land on a branch a few inches from the female with a berry ...

As I noted in my opening, cedar waxwings even use fruit to play social games. And courting pairs use fruit-passing games as well, called “hopping dances.” In the dance, the male may pass a ...

Cedar waxwings are special birds for several reasons ... They look very different from the adults. Male and female waxwings look alike, but the young birds’ masks aren’t as intense, and ...

As she prepares to lay a second clutch, the activities of the male may reach a peak as he feeds the fledglings, courts the females, and starts building the second nest.” One busy dad indeed! Some ...

Cedar waxwings are so familial that when a bird-watcher ... vine is entwined with their tradition of gift-giving. Sometimes a male will pass a berry to a female. She will seem to consider the ...

As both the male and female look alike ... work over a worm-infested tree from top to bottom. For the most part, cedar waxwings are considered beneficial birds but it would be difficult to ...

I have my late friend and fellow journalist Relma Hargus to thank for introducing me to cedar waxwings many years ago. You might already know about these beautiful birds, which are most visible in ...