Cedar Waxwings

Photo by Dr. Roger Lederer

A flock of Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum), probably about thirty strong, have eaten every berry off of the Cotoneaster bush at our front door. Waxwings eat fruits, like my Cotoneaster and also cedar (or juniper) berries, almost exclusively year round. They are supposed to be able to eat, process, and defecate a berry in 16 minutes! As is evidenced by the berry poops on the windshield of my truck...