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The Cedar Waxwing measure about 7 inches from tip of bill to tip of tail. With their sweptback crest and black mask-like eye markings. The mouse brown colouring on their back, head and breast gives way to soft yellow on the belly. The tip of the tail has a bright yellow band that is characteristic of all Waxwings.
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The name, Waxwing, comes from the nature of the red colored material that develops at the tip of the secondary feathers in adult birds. This red material has a waxy consistency and is actually exuded from the shafts of the secondary feathers. While the function of this red wax is not known for certain, it may serve as a breeding signal since it does not appear until well into a bird's second year.
Photographed in the wild, Naples, FL
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The name, Waxwing, comes from the nature of the red colored material that develops at the tip of the secondary feathers in adult birds. This red material has a waxy consistency and is actually exuded from the shafts of the secondary feathers. While the function of this red wax is not known for certain, it may serve as a breeding signal since it does not appear until well into a bird's second year.
Photographed in the wild, Naples, FL
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