Cedar Waxwing in Spring

by Donna Kennedy

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Cedar Waxwing in Spring

Artist

Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Digital Art

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Original Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy..
Texture added for an artistic enhancement
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Springtime in Reno, Nevada

A treat to find in your binocular viewfield, the Cedar Waxwing is 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. In fall these birds gather by the hundreds to eat berries, filling the air with their high, thin, whistles. In summer you're as likely to find them flitting about over rivers in pursuit of flying insects, where they show off dazzling aeronautics for a forest bird. The Cedar Waxwing is one of the few North American birds that specializes in eating fruit. It can survive on fruit alone for several months. Because they eat so much fruit, Cedar Waxwings occasionally become intoxicated or even die when they run across overripe berries that have started to ferment and produce alcohol.

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Art For Passion-Passion For Art
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-Wildlife One A Day
-Square Art World
-Lady Photographers and Artists
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December 18th, 2022

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