Naturally Speaking: Bird of winter

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Naturally Speaking: Bird of winter


Cedar waxwing. (Photo by Jerry Davis)

Christmas-like characteristics show in Cedar waxwings, beginning with a bright, red waxy substance exuded from feather shafts of adult birds during second or third years. Their holiday like diet is sweet, too, consisting of berries, flowers and tree sap.

 

 


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