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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: cosmo3667 on January 19, 2013, 03:01:13 PM

Title: Cedar Waxwings Feeding Scarborough Bluffs
Post by: cosmo3667 on January 19, 2013, 03:01:13 PM

Out counting the Trumpeter Swans 15 all out on the lake, 4 Mute Swans in the protected bay and 1 out with the Trumpeters. The ususal number of Mallards and Canada Geese in the protected bay. However on the walk back to the cars I noted some activity by a tree and noted a small flock (22) Cedar Waxwings feeding and stripping a bush it of its fruit.

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Title: Re: Cedar Waxwings Feeding Scarborough Bluffs
Post by: BC on January 19, 2013, 03:39:03 PM

Beautiful shots. Males and females are identical. I think you may have mostly first-year birds with one adult.

Title: Re: Cedar Waxwings Feeding Scarborough Bluffs
Post by: cosmo3667 on January 19, 2013, 03:55:19 PM

Thank-you, was out with another birder and he said the one with the red wing tips was a male which I guess it could be but the others being first year birds just have not developed yet

Title: Re: Cedar Waxwings Feeding Scarborough Bluffs
Post by: Irene on January 19, 2013, 10:53:56 PM

Beautiful shots.

Title: Re: Cedar Waxwings Feeding Scarborough Bluffs
Post by: Molebird on January 20, 2013, 09:02:47 AM

Wow - the best shots of waxwings we have ever seen posted here.

Title: Re: Cedar Waxwings Feeding Scarborough Bluffs
Post by: cosmo3667 on January 20, 2013, 03:08:08 PM

Why thank-you Molebird your making me blush lol

Title: Re: Cedar Waxwings Feeding Scarborough Bluffs
Post by: Rotarran on January 20, 2013, 09:54:09 PM

Fantastic shots, gorgeous birds.