Cedar Waxwing

Since visiting Norbert and Lesley's place we bought a birdfeeder and hung it up from one of the trees over our backyard. We have been far keener at observing the comings and goings of all kinds of wildlife in our small backyard.

This morning, I looked out the second floor window and spotted a perfect specimen of a Cedar Waxwing -- it looked amazingly like this photograph...red wingtips and yellowed tail feathers. I had to visit a bookstore and flip through 100's of species before finding out the name of the bird I had spotted. Apparently, these birds are common or expected in Southern Ontario. But I had never seen one before -- inside or outside the city. Anyways, I made a two page template of a birdwatch list for kids and adults alike to use. Hopefully, this will help us appreciate and enjoy the too short summers a little more.

Other birds we have seen so far: Various sparrows, chicadees, woodpeckers, robins....and a partridge in a pear tree. Okay, no partridge...