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Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Best viewed large.
Found in the Mission, Kelowna, BC.
The Bohemian waxwing has a circumpolar distribution, breeding in northern regions of Eurasia and North America. Named for the nomadic ranging patterns of its winter flocks, the Bohemian Waxwing moves widely, seeking crops of winter fruits, in particular the mountain ash. The Bohemian Waxwing is monogamous and nonterritorial, likely because its fruit foods are not defensible owing to their typically ephemeral and abundant nature. As a consequence of nonterritoriality, waxwings do not have true songs. Indeed, the hallmark of this family is a high degree of apparent cooperation associated with finding and feeding on scattered, abundant fruit crops. Waxwings are gregarious, forming large migratory and winter flocks in which individuals associate closely, with little antagonism.
The English name "waxwing" refers to the bright red tips of the secondary feathers on its wings, which look like drops of sealing wax.
The waxwings are a family, Bombycillidae, There are three species, the Bohemian, cedar, and Japanese waxwings.
Wikipedia, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Best viewed large.
Found in the Mission, Kelowna, BC.
The Bohemian waxwing has a circumpolar distribution, breeding in northern regions of Eurasia and North America. Named for the nomadic ranging patterns of its winter flocks, the Bohemian Waxwing moves widely, seeking crops of winter fruits, in particular the mountain ash. The Bohemian Waxwing is monogamous and nonterritorial, likely because its fruit foods are not defensible owing to their typically ephemeral and abundant nature. As a consequence of nonterritoriality, waxwings do not have true songs. Indeed, the hallmark of this family is a high degree of apparent cooperation associated with finding and feeding on scattered, abundant fruit crops. Waxwings are gregarious, forming large migratory and winter flocks in which individuals associate closely, with little antagonism.
The English name "waxwing" refers to the bright red tips of the secondary feathers on its wings, which look like drops of sealing wax.
The waxwings are a family, Bombycillidae, There are three species, the Bohemian, cedar, and Japanese waxwings.
Wikipedia, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.