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Cedar Waxwing for the Bird Twins

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August 05, 2018, 03:10 PM
lizardman_u
Cedar Waxwing for the Bird Twins
Down in Cannon Beach, OR this last week on a walking path by the river I spotted a Cedar Waxwing. Fortunately I had my camera with me (Pentax K-1 with Sigma 50-500mm lens). Enjoy





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August 05, 2018, 03:24 PM
x0225095
Great birds!

They actually get drunk on the berries after they raid a tree for a meal.

Nice photo too!


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August 05, 2018, 03:28 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
This is a hen.
They're absolutely beautiful.
I love to watch them "swim" through blue berry bushes.




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August 05, 2018, 03:34 PM
P220 Smudge
That is an excellent photo!

Birds aren't really my thing, but the colors, composition, and balance are really eye-catching.


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August 05, 2018, 03:37 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
Wait until you see the male!
They have colors dripping off of their feather tips.




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August 05, 2018, 04:15 PM
Mars_Attacks
I had one as a pet for many years.

Found him hit by a car and blinded in one eye.

He was the most endearing, smart, funny, mischievous little thing.


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August 05, 2018, 07:00 PM
Muddflap
We have a whole herd of them come through in the early spring. Guess we're in their migration path.
I have a heated bird bath hanging off my deck railing, and they come to that. There must be somewhere between 20 and 50. They're in the trees, on the deck, on the bird bath, and always moving. They hang around for about 30 minutes and then they're gone.

I have to wash off the deck when they leave, but I don't mind a bit.
August 05, 2018, 08:15 PM
Mars_Attacks
Leave them some blueberries or blackberries.


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August 05, 2018, 09:01 PM
HK Ag
What a beautiful bird
August 06, 2018, 12:33 AM
Sgt Neutron
I've been seeing some lately, as the omnipresent Washington state Himalayan blackberries are starting to ripen.
August 06, 2018, 07:33 AM
rduckwor
We have a regular flock that come thru and cleans the holly berries off the bushes. Beautiful, very social birds.

Great picture.

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August 06, 2018, 09:33 AM
jhe888
Nice photo.



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August 06, 2018, 02:01 PM
Texas Bob C.
The little bandits come thru and steal all the berries off my holly and pyracantha bushes. Beautiful birds.
August 06, 2018, 07:00 PM
C-Dubs
Along with the finches, grosbeaks and cardinals, waxwings are among my favorites.

Just a week ago, I cleared out an area in my back yard so I can put in a serviceberry tree next spring to help attract more of them to my yard.


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