08/04/26

 Today's image is one from this Spring when the Cedar Waxwings were around and visiting my pond.  This image is while a group of them were sitting in the Walnut tree in-between flying down and getting a drink.

 

05/09/26

 I have been getting a lot of opportunities to see the Cedar Waxwings this year.  They have discovered my backyard pond and apparently told their friends.  😂  I have had some pretty large flocks coming to visit and get a drink.  It's been fun to watch them.  This is an image I got early on where it looked like a couple of them were having some kind of disagreement.  

04/28/26

 I have had an opportunity to see the Cedar Waxwings in my yard even though I missed them cleaning up the Crabapple trees.  One day I was working at my computer in the afternoon for a moment and happened to catch a bunch of activity out the window.  I went to check and it was a large flock of Waxwings that were getting drinks at the pond and then flying up into the Walnut tree.  It was quite fun to watch them.  I was able to get 14 of them in one shot a few times like this one.

10/21/25

 Today's image is from earlier this year when the Cedar Waxwings were visiting my yard.  They were sitting in the Walnut tree in between getting a drink from the pond.

08/23/25

 I have a lot of fairly decent bird images from this year that I still have not shared.  Had some good opportunities, more than usual.  I thought I was only getting one chance to see Cedar Waxwings this year but got lucky with a few more while they visited my backyard pond for a drink.  This is a couple of them sitting in the Walnut tree, one in better focus than the other.  😁

06/07/25

 I have gotten lucky lately.  While sitting in my office one morning I happened to look out the back window and saw some birds in the Walnut tree that didn't look like the usual visitors.  I got my camera and zoomed in and it was Cedar Waxwings!  I have seen them every weekend now.  I think they may be coming to visit the small pond in the backyard for a drink, that's where they seem to be going back and forth from.  It's been very neat to see them around still as I thought they usually left after their initial Spring visit.

04/26/25

 In the Spring the Cedar Waxwings seem to travel through and spend a bit of time in the trees by my Gazebo pond.  I saw them a couple weeks back and did not have a camera with me.  By the time I ran to the house and back there were only a very few in the trees and I only got off one shot.  Fortunately, it was a fairly good one.  I love Waxwings.  I have not seen them since unfortunately.

5/3/22

 I saw my first Waxwings last week.  I captured this one after it left the Crabapple tree because it didn't want me too close nd sat in an Elm tree.  To me their tails look as though they have been dipped in yellow wax as well.

4/27/20

It has been a joy to see these visitors this year.  I rarely get to see them but they were around quite a lot this spring and would sit in the trees and let me get fairly close to them for a shot before they would change trees.  I really liked this shot I was able to get and think of it as The Three Amigos.  These are Cedar Waxwings and while I have a lot of Cedar trees around they are not common in my yard.

4/16/20

I have had a treat around my property this spring.  I first saw them by the big pond one day but this image is right outside my back window in the Walnut tree.  I have had a flock of about 20 Waxwings that have been visiting for several days.  They fly around the yard in a group and sit up in the trees and actually let me get reasonably close for a photo.  I shot this one through the window though.  I wonder if they will be around after the cold snap though, guess I shall see.

1/16/20

Earlier this winter I finally had some Cedar Waxwings visiting my yard.  I got a few images but actually messed up the best ones by not getting them in focus.  Ah well.  This is an older image I found while looking for something else of several in the trees the last time I saw them.  You can see in this image why they are called Waxwings as well.

9/27/17

This is an older image of some birds I hope to see around again this winter.  These are Cedar Waxwings and I love their faces that look like they have masks on.  They don't visit my yard very often as I don't have the kind of trees that provide the food they look for.  If they visit my yard it's to have a drink from the pond in the back.  This isn't the best shot I have ever gotten but I liked that I was able to capture 3 of them together.

3/30/15

These birds, Cedar Waxwings, rarely visit my yard.  I usually see them once or twice in the winter and it is because they are getting a drink from the pond.  On Saturday I looked out the window and saw one sitting in the Walnut tree.  It stayed long enough for me to change to a zoom lens and then get off several images and was joined by another as well and that you can see in the photo.  I love their masked looking faces.  I have heard they can be bullies like Blue jays but I have not experienced this.  They like to eat berries from different trees which is why I probably don't see them much, I don't have any food they like, just water.

1/19/15

I finally got a decent image of a Cedar Waxwing.  I was surprised to see these birds yesterday as I don't have them around very often.  Several of them and a bunch of Robins were drinking from the birdbath.  Usually they all visit the pond in the backyard but my pump stopped working when it got so cold out and the water is frozen over so they all made use of the birdbath.  I caught this Waxwing while it was resting on the railing in-between trips to the bath for a drink.  I love their faces with the mask.