About the Image(s)

The cedar waxwings migrate through our area this time every year. They fly in flocks, descend on a tree with berries and eat all the berries. Sometimes if the berries are very ripe, they will get a little inebriated. They are small birds and very skittish and like to go deep into the tree foliage. They are often called bandits because of their eye mask and their ability to steal every berry from the trees. They are a challenge to photograph, but such fun. They are beautiful birds with their feathers that look like velvet. They have brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers which is how they got their name.