Cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum). Forged on the velvet anvil from the strongest silks imaginable. Painted in subtle hues and bejeweled with the humblest splashes of color. Such beauty stands equaled only by the personality that imbues each of them with the spirit of an intimate.
[the last photo shows a crane fly leg hanging from the bird’s beak; it flew right to me to pluck the insect off the lens hood; these birds are not only gregarious and docile, but they’re curious and friendly if you sit still long enough]
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