waxwings
Sleek crested fliers
Waxwings are crested songbirds with sleek, silky plumage in soft browns and grays, named for the waxy red tips on their wing feathers.
They travel in flocks and feed voraciously on berries, sometimes becoming intoxicated on fermented fruit.
The cedar waxwing and Bohemian waxwing are the North American species.
Edible plant ovary
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- juniperAromatic berry-bearing conifer
- rowanBerry-bearing deciduous tree
- hollySpiny-leaved winter shrub
elderberry · mulberry · mistletoe · crabapple · hawthorn · serviceberry · dogwood · mountain ash
Bird's complete feather coat
- crestHighest point or tuft
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
perching · songbird · passerine · silky · mask · cedar · Bohemian · Japanese
Without fixed residence
- irruptionSudden forceful entry
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- bevyAssembled group, often charming
cluster · gregarious · communal · passing · social · wheeling · descending · stripping
fruit
Edible plant ovary
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- juniperAromatic berry-bearing conifer
- rowanBerry-bearing deciduous tree
holly · elderberry · mulberry · mistletoe · crabapple · hawthorn · serviceberry · dogwood · mountain ash · foraging
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
wingspan · perching · songbird · passerine · silky · mask · cedar · Bohemian · Japanese · ornithology
nomadic
Without fixed residence
- irruptionSudden forceful entry
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
bevy · cluster · gregarious · communal · passing · social · wheeling · descending · stripping · hundreds
sleek
Smooth and elegant
waxy · silky · soft · buff · cinnamon · distinctive · striking · handsome · dapper
nomadic
Without fixed residence
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
flyway · range · movement · unpredictable · southward · northward · breeding · wintering · dispersal
- waxwings
- rainforest lifetoucans, orangutans, macaws, sloths, parrots
waxwingsraptors
Carnivorous birds of prey
hawks · owls · shrikes · sparrows · granivores
- cedar waxwingFruit-eating North American songbird