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Why they're called "waxwings".
Tired

Why they're called "waxwings".

I found a few tufts of loose feathers; a cedar waxwing seems to have had a run-in with something. The little red tips are interesting. It looks almost like the bird dipped its feathers oh-so-delicately in paint.
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Location
Central TX
Date taken
February 1st 2021
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Jaysan
Lovely to see these. I think they refer to the wax seals used in the past. Have seen them used as a kid. Looks like you can still buy sealing wax today (just googled wax seals).
 
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You've a super picture of these feathers Tired.... showing some great detail.

Many thanks for showing it to us.
 

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Category
North America
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Tired
Date added
View count
327
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION COOLPIX P950
Aperture
ƒ/2.8
Focal length
5.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN0449.JPG
File size
6.6 MB
Date taken
Mon, 01 February 2021 4:46 PM
Dimensions
4608px x 3456px

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