April 19, 2026

We are known as Cedar Waxwings

Why are we called that? I'm glad you asked.

See the bright red wingtips 

In the first pic

It looks like I dipped them in red candle wax!

Location: North Sebastian Conservation Area

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/overview

Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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March 16, 2022

We are known as Cedar Waxwings

Our eating habits can cause our demise

We always gorge when we eat, 

And though quite indiscrete,

We eat Nandina berries with a cyanide surprise.

Location: Helen & Allan Cruickshank Sanctuary, Rockledge, FL

Sources: https://www.treehugger.com/nandina-berries-cedar-waxwing-4863712

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

April 24, 2019

Location: Jensen Beach, Hawk's Bluff Trail

We are a flock of Cedar Waxwings
Note our black masks and yellow tips on our tails
Our wings have red tips,
How we get our kicks
Is eating lots of fruit, we don't eat, we inhale!

Note: Make sure you click to enlarge this picture, they are an incredibly pretty bird.

Sources: Cornell Lab All About Birds - Cedar Waxwing

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson