cedar waxwing

One of a flock of about 30 waxwings chirping away in several different trees. The way the colours blend on these birds makes them so interesting!

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

unless of course they keep hanging out.

Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) bathing in street gutter.

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Eating Western Soapberry fruits (Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii).

Cedar Waxwings are social distance outlaws usually foraging in tight, dense flocks. They are a common migrant through our area especially in spring but much less common in winter. As seen here, this species specializes in eating sugary fruit and berries. Brown-headed Cowbirds raised in Cedar...

Cedar Waxwings have made their presence know around my house of late. The lighting left a bit to be desired, but I liked the poses. FWIW, I have read that the name for a group of these birds is a "museum" or an "ear-full".

..in full super hero outfit! These beautiful birds were active all afternoon riverside. NW Montana

Yup, these guys are still gulping down the berries. The berries don't even get a chance to fully ripen.

Seen near Alberton, NW Montana over the weekend. What a beautiful bird.

I just cannot ignore these birds. And they may be around for a while. They will go after these Serviceberries, then the wild cherries and hawthorn berries later in the year, then Mountain Ash berries in the fall and into the winter. I have even seen them foraging on the lawn for wild strawberries.

On the hunt for another berry.

Fluttering its wings, wanted Mom and Dad to feed it.

All I have to do is stand on my deck and wait awhile. The waxwings are so intent on finding a berry to eat that they pay little attention to me.

There might be a lot of photos of these guys until they have the tree picked clean. lol

The berries on our Serviceberry tree aren't even ripe yet and the Waxwings are already starting to scarf them down. Gotta love how they will pick one, then hold it aloft for a few moments like it's some great prize they just won.

One of my favorite birds ;)

Trying to decide which shriveled up berry to nibble next.

Cedar Waxwings, taken at Medina County OH, Buckeye Woods Park.