Life on a Dead Tree

When we stay close to home, we often walk the perimeter of our large yard and into the woods behind the house. While walking out front, I always check the top of a dead tree that rises above a wooded area across an open field in a neighbor's yard—a frequent perch for birds. It's far enough away that, while I can see a bird at the top, I usually can't identify it. Most of the time, it’s just a dark silhouette shifting the tree’s shape. In the case of these cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum), I had no idea what they were until I examined the photographs. One bird even appears to be singing.

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Yellow-Tipped Wonders

I photographed these cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) about 15 minutes ago. They visit this same tree every year—well, maybe not these exact birds, but you get the idea. The tree is located to the west, and they tend to perch high up, making raw photographs appear as silhouettes. To reveal the vibrant colors of the birds, I usually lighten the images a bit.

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Three in a Tree

Once upon a time there were three colorful birds, who stayed together all the time. They didn't run in a herd, or swim in a school, but they flew in a flock. One day in the spring the three birds landed in a tree long enough to have their pictures taken. So, we have a record of three cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) in the spring. One day in the future I will get closer to one of these colorful birds.

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19 #CedarWaxWings perched in the trees outside my bedroom window. 13 captured here.

Cedar waxwings rest;
View from their evergreen perch.
Spring berry season.

(photo and haiku © 2024 Sally Keely).

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Cedar Waxwing Trio

Here are three cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) that were hanging around in an oak tree a few weeks ago.

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