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Few birds demonstrate the revelatory impact of a little knowledge more clearly than the cedar waxwing. These are stunning birds, present in most neighborhoods around Marin, and yet many people live ...

I don’t know as much about birds as I should, but I enjoy seeing and hearing the songbirds that roll through the region every spring en route to points farther north. With help from others who know ...

Cedar waxwings are among our most striking birds, with bold black bandanas across their eyes, angular and defiant crests, and vivid reds and yellows interrupting their silky feathers. But for most of ...

There are all sorts of harbingers of Christmas. When I was little it was the appearance of Santa Claus at the tail end of the New York Macy's Parade. Now it is the sight of Bohemian waxwings. Right on ...

For the second installment of our revived Austin Answered column, we move from history to nature. Where have all the cedar waxwings gone? These handsome birds, which from a distance resemble female ...

Bohemian waxwing visit Maine in the winter when there isn't enough fruit farther north to sustain them. (Photo by Doug Hitchcox) Moving into spring means we are welcoming many species of birds, ...

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James Bond in feathers — that’s the cedar waxwing. Suave, elegant and debonair, the bird makes most other songbirds look like unkempt porcupines that just stumbled out of the mud. “Feast your eyes ...

The starling sized birds, with jaunty crests, migrate to the UK when food stocks further north begin to run out. This year there have been more waxwings than ever flying south to take advantage of a ...