Thanks for the info, Ian, but we also have Cedar Waxwings here in N. America,
they're beautiful birds, I can still remember the one that I saw when I was 9 in
the Vermont woods. In the UK the Bohemian Waxwing flies down from
Scandinavia and the years when it does so are called 'iruption' years, and here's
a link, plus photo!
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/features/mao-article1.htm
Best,
Rebecca
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>Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 01:47:48 +0000
>From: Ian Saville <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: haiku
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>I looked it up - as follows:
>
>Bohemian Waxwing
>Bombycilla garrulus
>
> This species forms large winter flocks in the northern United States only
>about once a decade. Its occasional erratic movements southward in winter
>are thought to be caused by food shortages in the North. When it appears,
>it feeds on berries. One hundred or more of these birds perched in the top
>of a leafless tree in midwinter, calling shrilly, is an unforgettable
>event. Highly social, Bohemian Waxwings usually move about in tight
>formations, descending en masse on a clump of bushes and quickly stripping
>them of fruit.
>
>At 01:05 02/01/05, you wrote:
>> > flocks of five hundred
>> > this year is a waxwing year
>> > stare into the sky
>>
>>I should probably use Google to research, but Liz, what is the difference
>>between a 'waxwing' year and a non-waxwing year?
>>
>>Stephen V
>>Blog: http://stephenvincent.durationpress.com
>
>Ian Saville
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