{"id":103138,"date":"2022-06-10T04:41:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T10:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=103138"},"modified":"2022-06-10T04:41:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T10:41:15","slug":"serviceberry-and-cedar-waxwing-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/06\/10\/serviceberry-and-cedar-waxwing-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Serviceberry And Cedar Waxwing Images"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CedarCedar Waxwing perched on a serviceberry branch \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

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. I heard the waxwings calling<\/span><\/a> before I saw them so I knew where to look.<\/p>\n

Later in the summer I will find Cedar Waxwings feeding on the berries of these shrubs if<\/em> the fruit forms this year. Last year many of the serviceberries in this location didn’t bear fruit because of the ongoing drought conditions in Utah.<\/p>\n

I’m hoping for a better crop this year than last for the birds that feed on these berries. It is too early to know if that will happen but the mountains are much dryer than they were just last week which isn’t a good sign of things to come.<\/p>\n

\"CedarCedar Waxwing calling from a serviceberry \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the Cedar Waxwings I photographed yesterday was calling<\/span><\/a> while it was perched in the serviceberry. The pose of the waxwing showed the yellow tail tips and the red waxy feathers on its wings that give this species their common name.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I heard and saw more Cedar Waxwings than I have since spring started. It was good to see these silky masked birds and have them in my viewfinder again.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Cedar Waxwing photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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