Cedar Waxwing on Broken Perch

CEDAR WAXWING

The cedar waxwing is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds. It is a medium-sized bird that is mainly brown, gray, and yellow. Some of the wing feathers have red tips, the resemblance of which to sealing wax gives these birds their common name.

PHOTOGRAPHED IN SOUTH NANAIMO, BC.