A winter visitor to the central coast of california the cedar waxwing is a nice addition to our local avian scene. Im posting these photos a little late they were actually taken in january. It was easy to find this flock as they were quite loud and flying back and forth from the toyon bushes to a tall pine to consume their pickings. A unique bird that can survive solely on fruit but i wish they would stick around here a little longer and help thin out the mistletoe in the oakforests because they are known to eat that as well. unlike other birds who seperate the nut from the fruit they simply swallow the berries whole and pass the seeds.
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| getting ready to swallow whole |
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| bombycilla cedrorum |
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