In the preface to Vol. I of his American Ornithology, Charlie Bonaparte thanks his colleagues for helping him make his English sound more natural and less "foreign." He nevertheless could write that all waxwings are "largely and pointedly crested."

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I saw a pair of Cedar Waxwings in my backyard yesterday which I've never seen here before. They are lovely so I wanted to paint one to add to my chubby bird series.

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Stopped in near a highway for some spontaneous birding. Boy was I not disappointed! Cedar Waxwings are so classy don’t need all the flashy colors to be drop dead gorgeous.

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Good morning tweeters. In England, the Waxwing is known as The Bohemian Chatterer, in Ireland - "silk wing" or "fairy wing". It was believed that banshees used waxwings as torches to guide them through their nights of lonely laments...#FolkloreThursday

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A whole flock of waxwings was hanging out. Wonder if they were wintering here, or just passing through

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Whats this map?

Todays rain radar - No
Sightings of Waxwings this winter - No
Breeding population of Hen Harriers - NO

Its a hotspot map showing the Confirmed Persecution of Birds of Prey in Scotland between 2003–2017 - and these are just the confirmed ones!

And yes it is 2018

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A bonus: Waxwings of each season I did this year! Got pretty experimental.

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Weather looks good for migrant making landfall here in later in the week. Fingers crossed and apples to the ready...

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A mutual love of brought us together, and happy to say lovely Community Garden Centre is now stocking my products. 🐝

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Charm of finches & earful of waxwings soon at alongside

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The invasion is starting! Saw redwings today but no waxwings yet. http://t.co/BjXcmT59ts

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