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Great Horned Owl
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northeastern MA
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Waxwings so hungry they are tame - Telegraph
Illustrates just how tiredness and hunger can eliminate caution.
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Slapping, Swearing, Itching, Scratching Mosquito Bait
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: pennsylvania,usa
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These are Bohemian Waxwings, the same ones that appear in the the northern and western US in winter.
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Cool pic!
I'd love to get cedar waxwings around here. I can't wait until my black gum trees are old enough to produce berries--maybe that will attract them. |
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Great Horned Owl
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northeastern MA
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These viburnums are also easy to grow, indeed, I have a hedge that consists in great degree of that species about twelve or so feet tall, and they even compete well with invasives.
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Thanks for the heads up. I'll look into that viburnum as well. My budget doesn't match my wishlist...so, I've only added a few viburnums, so far, no viburnum trilobum...but it is on my list--moving towards the top after reading your post.
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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I've never seen cedar waxwings in my yard, despite have lots of black gum, and now a veritable pokeweed forest. I'll have to look into viburnum trilobum. I don't know if it is native to NC; I suspect not, since I haven't heard of it. They recommend viburnum dentatum and viburnum nudum here.
What other berry-bearing shrubs do you see the birds flocking to? I've just planted winterberry holly, viburnum nudum, witch alder, witch hazel, and a bunch of random others, but have room for more if they are good ones. The bluebirds come to the pokeberry and the dogwoods. I would like to see more birds than I currently have visiting my yard.
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Great Horned Owl
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northeastern MA
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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jack,
I brought three serviceberry trees (Amelanchier canadensis, I think) with me and planted them here...and found one LARGE, old serviceberry already on the property...possibly Amelanchier arborea. Last year I found one seedling that I transplanted where it could grow to maturity. Just typing this makes me long to see the property overflowing with flowering/fruiting shrubs and trees...and the birds that come with them. |
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Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA
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Thanks for the ideas, everyone! We need to get more viburnum in our yard.
I love cedar waxwings! I see flocks of them moving through at certain times of the year. I guess they don't nest anywhere near the shore. What type of habitat do they prefer for nesting?
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WG Fundraising Coordinator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Kentucky
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I'm a big viburnum fan, V. dentatum and V. nudum are good ones.
I've seen cedar waxwings on my dogwoods in late winter, feasting on the red dogwood fruit. It's something to see when they come they are so spectacular. |
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