[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Phainopepla was photographed at Hurkey Creek Campground in southern California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: October 1990)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

Cedar Waxwings get their name from the waxlike secretion found on the tips of some of their flight feathers that looks and feels like drops of red sealing wax. They are found throughout much of Canada and the northern US and venture into the southern US in winter. Waxwings are very social birds and are more often seen in flocks than alone. Their high-pitched, reedy calls often announce their presence before the flock is seen flying overhead or in the top of a tree. These were photographed in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1990)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Cedar Waxwing was photographed in Cazenovia, New York. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: October 1981)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This immature Cedar Waxwing was photographed in Cazenovia, New York. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: October 1981)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Cedar Waxwing was photographed in Michigan's "Upper Peninsula". Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1990)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Cedar Waxwing was photographed at the Convention Center gardens, South Padre Island, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 5, 2009)