Posted on May 31, 2011 at 08:12:45 PM by Eleanor Kee Wellman
Today while on Wylie Rd. I saw four Cedar Waxwings moving from Hawthorn bush to hawthorn bush. It looked to me like they were actually eating the blossoms.
This is a hugely cropped imaged showing a waxwing with a blossom in its beak.
I found this on Birds of North America:
Main Foods Taken
From Bent 1950 and Cramp 1988 . Sugary fruits. Insects eaten during summer. Even in winter when feeding on fruits, also feeds on buds and insects. Oozing tree sap and flowers eaten in spring.
I didn't know they ate flowers!
Replies:
- Re(1): Cedar Waxwings eating Hawthorn Flowers - By Bruce Wilson June 1, 2011 at 06:25:37 PM
Re(1): Cedar Waxwings eating Hawthorn Flowers - By Margo Holt May 31, 2011 at 11:35:25 PM
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