Cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) have to be one of the prettier birds in this area. They have a soft, tawny brown color with black masks around their eyes.
Right now these birds are a favorite because during this part of summer they feed on insects. A large group of them perch in this tree and constantly hunt mosquitoes in a marshy area of Dungeness Recreation Area. These shots were taken on two different evenings as we watched them hunt.
They’ve had plenty of mosquitoes to eat this year. Go, waxwings!
Good shots, Kay!
You could send some of these cool creatures down here. Actually, though, we have very few mosquitos in this area. You’ll see a few in the evening, but most of the time they don’t bother us. Perhaps they do a lot of spraying. Or our little lizards, like the waxwings, are doing their job.
They are beautiful birds. We don’t see them here.
Cedar waxwings . . . a familiar name, but not a bird that I know.