Waxwings

The other night, we were taking a walk near the stream that runs through Robesonia when a bird swooped out of the trees in front of me, snapped up a bug, and flew back into the trees. I noticed that it had some yellow on its tail, and didn't look like anything I'd seen before. I walked into the trees and was treated to the sight of a cedar waxwing, which is something I don't usually see in our area. As I watched him swoop over the stream for bugs, I was delighted to find that he had a mate with him. Further downstream were more waxwings. I don't know if they were young ones hanging around with their parents, or mating pairs, but there appeared to be more than 2 pairs. I was able to walk in a little closer and get a really good view of a couple of these beautiful birds as they performed bug-hunting acrobatics. Above is a picture of a cedar waxwing for those who may never have seen one (this is not the actual bird we saw in Robesonia, but a picture borrowed from another website).