petal – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Cedar Waxwings Eating The Petals Of Blooming Hawthorns

By Mia McPherson|June 10th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, bloom, Bombycilla cedrorum, Cedar Waxwing, close up, Crataegus rivularis, eating, flowers, hawthorn, perky, petal, River Hawthorn, scratching, staring, waxwing, waxwings|

As I watched and photographed the Cedar Waxwings I realized "why" the hawthorn blossoms had appeared to look a bit damaged... the waxwings had been feasting on them!