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Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing line art illustration (click image to enlarge)

Cedar Waxwing full color illustration (click image to enlarge)

Artist's notes:

The Cedar Waxwing was completed on 3.3.2010. This original drawing was completed several years ago, but recently I found the inspiration to add color to some of these B&W images. As I love all songbirds, but especially Cedar Waxwings, it was a pleasure to add their lovely colors to the original illustration.

Information about the Cedar Waxwing:

The Cedar Waxwing is a medium sized passerine bird and a member of the Bombycillidae (waxwing) family. They are native to open forests, orchards, urban and suburban areas of North and Central America, usually not too ar from water. They feed on berries or sugary fruit, and on insects especially during the breeding season. They are very social birds with flocks sometime numbering in the hundreds. They will land in an area with fruiting trees and pause to have their fill before moving on. They will return to the same areas over and over as long as the trees are supplying food.