Cedar waxwing eating serviceberry fruit
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Olympia, Washington
August 9, 2011
I came back to the refuge a couple of days after these photos were taken. The bushes near the parking lot, which only days before had been loaded with plump fruity serviceberries, were denuded and looked as though they had not borne fruit all summer. Such is a testament to the skills and thorough nature of the team of hungry waxwings.
