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Cedar Waxwing Perched Among Hawthorn Berries

By |2023-09-01T05:59:07-06:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The last time I was in the Wasatch Mountains, I heard the calls of waxwings. I didn't get many photos, but I thought I would share this Cedar Waxwing from one year ago today.

Winter Cedar Waxwing In A Crabapple Tree

By |2023-01-27T04:47:32-07:00January 27th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After the overnight snowfall two days ago I was able to photograph this Cedar Waxwing feeding on ripened crabapples along with loads of robins and starlings.

Late Summer Cedar Waxwing Images

By |2022-09-08T04:38:31-06:00September 8th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing three late summer Cedar Waxwing images I took in late August in a canyon high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Cedar Waxwing In A Chokecherry

By |2022-08-27T05:13:51-06:00August 27th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Western Chokecherry|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On a recent trip up into the Wasatch Mountains I had a cooperative Cedar Waxwing who was perched on a branch of a chokecherry tree with blue sky behind it.

Cedar Waxwing In Willows

By |2022-08-14T04:37:27-06:00August 14th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing a simple adult Cedar Waxwing photo that I took four days ago as I sat in my Jeep next to a creek high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Young Cedar Waxwing Photos

By |2022-07-31T04:29:06-06:00July 31st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I found this young Cedar Waxwing in the remnants of a small aspen forest two days ago while I watched for other birds to come in to feed on ripe serviceberries.

Adult Cedar Waxwing In Morgan County

By |2022-07-29T05:08:15-06:00July 29th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was happy to photograph an adult Cedar Waxwing perched on top of a willow thicket in Morgan County high in the Wasatch Mountains four days ago.

Cedar Waxwing Photos And Serviceberries Are Setting Fruit

By |2022-06-16T05:01:43-06:00June 16th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Utah Serviceberry, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning one of the birds I photographed was a stunning adult Cedar Waxwing perched on a serviceberry that has started to develop fruit.

Serviceberry And Cedar Waxwing Images

By |2022-06-10T04:41:15-06:00June 10th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I stopped to take a series of Cedar Waxwing images as a small flock of waxwings perched in a serviceberry that has just finished blooming.

Young Cedar Waxwing With A Crane Fly Leg Problem

By |2021-08-08T06:08:15-06:00August 8th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This young Cedar Waxwing may look like it is yawning, calling, or begging for food because of its wide open bill.

Cedar Waxwing With A Chokecherry

By |2021-06-29T07:23:27-06:00June 29th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm sharing another simple post this morning of a Cedar Waxwing I photographed last summer that had a small chokecherry in its bill that wasn't ripe.

Adult And Immature Cedar Waxwings High In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-06-29T05:30:08-06:00August 27th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On August 10th I drove into the mountains for a quiet, relaxing morning and came away with quite a few bird photos I have yet to process.

Adult Cedar Waxwing Resting In A Stand Of Hawthorns

By |2021-06-29T15:12:14-06:00August 14th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Stopping to eat my muffins at this location was a great idea because this week on three trips to this spot I've photographed more than just Cedar Waxwings at this location.

Young Cedar Waxwing Photos

By |2021-03-22T10:08:57-06:00August 10th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was excited when I found this young Cedar Waxwing out in the open and within the range of my lens right after it caught a crane fly to eat for breakfast.

Adult Cedar Waxwing With Ripening Serviceberries

By |2021-06-29T15:21:26-06:00August 6th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Cedar Waxwing didn't appear to be on the shrub to eat the serviceberries because all it did was call and look around. Perhaps its young were also in the area.

Cedar Waxwings Plus A Singing Mystery Bird Revealed

By |2023-08-31T05:50:15-06:00July 3rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Video, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As soon as I stopped my Jeep two Cedar Waxwings popped into view. The waxwings were close so I took portraits of them perched among the honeysuckles.

Searching And Listening For Cedar Waxwings

By |2021-06-29T15:28:48-06:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Every time I've gone up into the Wasatch Mountains lately I have been searching and listening for Cedar Waxwings to observe and photograph.

Photographing Cedar Waxwings In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-07-01T05:27:20-06:00January 17th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For a couple of years now I have enjoyed photographing Cedar Waxwings high up in the Wasatch Mountains from spring through the tail end of autumn.

Cedar Waxwing Eating Ripe Chokecherries

By |2021-06-29T05:27:19-06:00September 11th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I was up in the Wasatch Mountains and heard a Cedar Waxwing near some chokecherry trees and once I spotted the waxwing I waited until I could get a clear shot of it with a chokecherry in its beak.

Cedar Waxwings – Perched And On The Wing

By |2021-06-29T15:30:28-06:00August 19th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a nice time photographing Cedar Waxwings yesterday morning as they perched in willows next to a creek and while they were on the wing catching insects in the Wasatch Mountains.

Photographing Some Of The Birds I Love In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-03-23T14:11:28-06:00August 16th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Cedar Waxwings, Great Blue Herons, MacGillivray's Warblers, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Warbling Vireos, Wasatch Mountains, Western Tanagers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As a bird photographer I'm feeling a sense of urgency now that I didn't feel a few weeks ago because as I watch the migrants in the Wasatch Mountains getting ready for their long journeys I know that my time for photographing them this year is quickly running out.

Cedar Waxwings Eating The Petals Of Blooming Hawthorns

By |2022-06-17T03:40:29-06:00June 10th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As I watched and photographed the Cedar Waxwings I realized "why" the hawthorn blossoms had appeared to look a bit damaged... the waxwings had been feasting on them!

Immature Cedar Waxwing in the Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-06-29T15:33:43-06:00September 27th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been trying for over a month to get decent images of fledgling and juvenile Cedar Waxwings and hadn't succeeded but yesterday I was able to take a photograph of an immature waxwing that I actually like.

Birds & More Birds in The Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-03-10T06:33:10-06:00August 10th, 2018|Categories: American Robins, Birds, Bullock's Orioles, Cedar Waxwings, Gray Catbirds, Lark Sparrows, Lazuli Buntings, Morgan County, Song Sparrows, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In the past week I have photographed so many birds in a Wasatch Mountain canyon that I thought I would share a group of them in a photo gallery.

An “Ear-full” of Cedar Waxwing Photographs

By |2021-03-10T04:29:18-07:00July 6th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Summit County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Since a flock of waxwings can be called an “ear-full” of waxwings I thought I'd share a group of Cedar Waxwing photos I have taken over the last month in a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains east of Salt Lake City.

Nesting Cedar Waxwings – Photographing Them Is A Challenge

By |2021-06-29T15:40:49-06:00June 14th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Summit County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been photographing nesting Cedar Waxwings and I have to say that it tests my skills and is a true challenge because of the light, how quickly these birds move and the cluttered habitat.

Cedar Waxwings in a Canyon & Memories of My Grandmother From Long Ago

By |2021-08-08T15:17:11-06:00June 13th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was looking through my archives from last year and came across some images I had taken last June in Morgan County, Utah that I hadn't processed yet and I came across these Cedar Waxwing photos.

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