Cedar Waxwing is a photograph by Bob Orsillo which was uploaded on September 17th, 2010.
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing - Original fine art bird photography by Bob Orsillo
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Cedar Waxwing - Original fine art bird photography by Bob Orsillo
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A lone Cedar Waxwings watches the later winter sun set. Bird photography by Bob Orsillo.
According to experts on the writing of Vladimir Nabokov, this species almost certainly inspired the waxwing mentioned prominently in his novel Pale Fire.
I was the shadow of the waxwing slain
By the false azure in the windowpane
These are the first and last lines of the poem "Pale Fire" by "John Shade", a fictional poet created by Vladimir Nabokov, for his novel Pale Fire.
Waxwings are protected by law in the US and may not be kept in captivity.
Waxwings are characterized by soft silky plumage. (Bombycilla, the genus name, is Vieillot's attempt at Latin for "silktail", translating the German name Seidenschw�nze.) They have unique red tips to some of the wing feathers where the shafts extend beyond the barbs; in the Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax, and give the group its common name (Holloway 2003). The legs are short and strong, and the wings are pointed. The male and female have the same plumage. All three species have mainly brown plumage, a black line through the eye and black under the chin, a square-ended tail with a red or yellow tip, and a pointed crest. The bill, eyes, and feet are dark. Calls are high-pitched, buzzing or trilling monosyllables (Sibley 2000, MacKinnon and Phillipps 2000).
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Bob Orsillo
Cedar Waxwing - Original fine art bird photography by Bob Orsillo Copyright (c)Bob Orsillo / http://orsillo.com - All Rights Reserved. Buy art online. Buy photography online A lone Cedar Waxwings watches the later winter sun set. Bird photography by Bob Orsillo. According to experts on the writing of Vladimir Nabokov, this species almost certainly inspired the waxwing mentioned prominently in his novel Pale Fire. I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the windowpane These are the first and last lines of the poem "Pale Fire" by "John Shade", a fictional poet created by Vladimir Nabokov, for his novel Pale Fire. Waxwings are protected by law in the US and may not be kept in captivity. Waxwings are characterized by soft silky plumage. (Bombycilla, the genus name, is Vieillot's attempt at Latin for "silktail", translating the German name Seidenschw�nze.) They have unique red tips to some of the wing feathers where the shafts extend beyond the barbs; in the Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax, and give the group its common name (Holloway 2003). The legs are short and strong, and the wings are pointed. The male and female have the same plumage. All three species have mainly brown plumage, a black line through the eye and black under the chin, a square-ended tail with a red or yellow tip, and a pointed crest. The bill, eyes, and feet are dark. Calls are high-pitched, buzzing or trilling monosyllables (Sibley 2000, MacKinnon and Phillipps 2000). Buy art online. Buy photography online
Mary Machare
Bob, your work is always incredible. The Cedar Waxwing is beautifully photographed and processed. A fav!
Rosa Cobos
Bomb me with your light vision....hearts still and still waiting for me. Are you soft enough? (wondeful picture and so interesting description, Bob. I have let myself be driven with the image and given it a haiku) Rosa
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