Juvenile Cedar Waxwings in Regina's Lakeridge Park

Juvenile Cedar Waxwing  © SB

On a birding walk through Regina's Lakeshore Park, we saw a large flock of Cedar Waxwings with many juveniles, all softly wheezing in the trees.

I hadn't seen Juvenile Cedar Waxwings before, although I'd like to think I could have recognized them by the yellow tails, black eye patches and head crest feathers, even without the help of fellow birders with Nature Regina. 

But... I can be blind at times, and many eyes are more far likely to see what's hiding than only mine.

There were no adults in these trees, but one perched high on a nearby tree, watrching the young ones, watching us.

Sometimes, I think Waxwings sound like the breath of trees. Not that I know what trees sound like when they breathe, but these birds' high whistling wheeze makes me think of an old pine catching its breath while gently creaking in the wind.

Juvenile Cedar Waxwing, with soft tan belly stripes   © SB

Several of the Juvenile Cedar Waxwings.  © SB

What are these? Juvenile Cedar Waxwings (Jaseur d'Amérique)

Location: Lakeridge Park, Regina, Saskatchewan
Photo date: September 10, 2016.

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