The most prevalent colors of animals in nature are brown, black, and grey. These colors are important for protection and ...

Like cedar waxwings, they’re nomads wandering in search of food. Both waxwings strip plants of berries and move on. You have to wonder how one Bohemian waxwing ended up in a flock of cedar waxwings.

I love cedar waxwings for a number of reasons: they are beautiful birds, sleek and elegant, subdued grays and browns, black mask, bright yellow tail tips and sometimes, Crayola red dots on the ...

Cedar waxwings are social birds that you’re likely to see in flocks year-round. They sit in fruiting trees swallowing berries whole, or pluck them in midair with a brief fluttering hover.

The cedar waxwing, present year-round in Dutchess County, is a native, common songbird with a subtle but unequivocal beauty. It is predominantly a buffy brown and gray bird, but its neutral tones ...

Cedar waxwings are highly social, and most people notice them in winter when sizable feeding flocks can form. The avian bon vivants seek berry-producing trees and settle in to plunder the fruit.

A cedar waxwing catches a Bradford pear in Toano. – Original Source: Carol Annis. When the berries ripen, the waxwings swoop in, going from branch to branch, until every single berry is gone.

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 are native to North America and Central America. They winter in southern North America, Central America and northwest South America. Their migration patterns are not well understood.

Cedar waxwings won’t take conventional feeder fare such as seed and suet, and it’s not possible to supply the number of berries required to keep them around.

Cedar waxwings zoom around in big flocks, and they don’t eat politely but gorge like pigs, stripping every berry from a tree or bush before moving on. In addition, ...