I nearly stepped on this poor little guy in my side yard yesterday. He was too young to really fly... would flap his wings and get about a foot off the ground. Size: about 5-6" head to tail.
Photo 1: shows interesting face and orange/yellow tail marking
Photo 2: Out of focus, but the only "head-on" shot I got
Photo 3: another showing markings
Edit: a friend ID'd it as a Cedar Waxwing"... is that correct?
This message was edited Jul 14, 2015 9:54 AM
Yep, juvenile Cedar Waxwing
Oh, glad you didn't step on it. Your friend and OldNed are correct. That is a cool bird we rarely see in our yard. My husband doesn't claim to have a favorite bird, but he sure gets excited when he sees the Cedar Waxwings. :)
Oh, glad you didn't step on it. Your friend and OldNed are correct. That is a cool bird we rarely see in our yard. My husband doesn't claim to have a favorite bird, but he sure gets excited when he sees the Cedar Waxwings. :)
