{"id":22162,"date":"2026-05-24T10:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22162"},"modified":"2026-05-24T10:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:12:46","slug":"cedar-waxwings-in-hawthorne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22162","title":{"rendered":"Cedar Waxwings in Hawthorne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=22162\"}'   class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22160\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc02887-2.jpg?fit=2000%2C1649&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1649\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1779528085&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc02887-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc02887-2.jpg?fit=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc02887-2.jpg?fit=904%2C745&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"745\" data-id=\"22160\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc02887-2.jpg?resize=904%2C745&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22160\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22161\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc02986.jpg?fit=1731%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1731,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1779528344&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc02986\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc02986.jpg?fit=260%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc02986.jpg?fit=886%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"1044\" data-id=\"22161\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc02986.jpg?resize=904%2C1044&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22161\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cedar Waxwings: Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells, Maine, USA, May 2026 \u2014 I searched for Cedar Waxwings all winter in our ornamental cherry and crab apple trees here in town\u2014without success\u2014but found a flock of at least 15 yesterday, enjoying the hawthorn flowers\u2014or the bugs that live in them\u2014along the boardwalk through the wet maple swamp at Laudholm. They were a bit far\u2014the hawthorn was unusually tall\u2014but 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. 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