Cedar Waxwing Acrylic Print

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The Cedar Waxwing ( bombycilla cedrorum) with its crested head, black throat and mask and sleek waxy wing tips is a striking looking bird. The splashes of red on the wing feathers and yellow on the tip of its tail further enhance its appearance. These social birds are often found in flocks at the edge of wooded areas feeding on berries and fruit and occasionally, after eating quantities of fermented fruit, can be observed on the ground like “drunken sailors” unable to fly. Fortunately, they soon recover.
Photographed at Silver Lake Lions Park in Port Dover, Ontario.

I'm a retired teacher living in Southern Ontario, Canada. I worked 35 years full time and 10 years part time as a classroom teacher and guidance counselor with the Peel District School Board. I also worked part time in the Faculties of Education of York University and the University of Toronto in their Additional Qualifications Programs. I purchased my first SLR camera back in the 60's and instantly fell in love with photography. My love of the outdoors led to my keen interest in hiking and nature/wildlife photography. My hiking and photography excursions have taken me on trips to East Africa, the Canadian and American Rockies, Patagonia (Argentina and Chile), Ecuador and the Galapagos Archipelago, Costa Rica and Florida and will...