Cedar Waxwings: Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells, Maine, USA, May 2026 — I searched for Cedar Waxwings all winter in our ornamental cherry and crab apple trees here in town—without success—but found a flock of at least 15 yesterday, enjoying the hawthorn flowers—or the bugs that live in them—along the boardwalk through the wet maple swamp at Laudholm. They were a bit far—the hawthorn was unusually tall—but they provided a half hour of delight, before they moved on to other flowering trees in the forest. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at about 7-800mm equivalent field of view (cropped). Program with birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.