Maine! Fledgling Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing (fledgling): York County Maine, USA, August 2024 — Just as I was getting ready to leave, a flock of 30 or more Cedar Waxwings made a lightning raid on a choke-cherry tree where I had parked my eTrike while I took a walk out to the pond and back. They were popping and out of the tree, staying mostly hidden, and then flew off to shelter from the noon-day sun in depths of a young white birch clump. By then I had realized that at least 2/3s of them were this year’s fledglings. Must have been a productive year. I like the neutral grey plumage with the back, white, and yellow accents. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC VXD zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.