This is a picture of a yellow cardinal. I had never seen one before, but this was taken at the eastern portal of the Hoosac Tunnel in the Town of Florida. There were a bunch of Cardinals flying around by the train trestle over the Deerfield River. Only one was red and the rest were various shades of yellow! If you enlarge this picture you can clearly see a red spot on the wing that is shaped like a heart. Talk about carrying your heart on your sleeve!
Edited: After the Comment, it looks as if this is a Cedar Waxwing. Thank you for the comment. I have never heard nor seen this bird before. I thought it was a Cardinal because, well, it looks like one and there was a red one in the group. Nonetheless, it is a beautiful bird. BTW, it is sitting on the fencing of the train trestle. This is a long rickety bridge over the Deerfiel River.
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This appears to be a Cedar Waxwing.
As a note of trivia to anyone interested in attracting Cedar Waxwings, we planted a Mulberry about 30 years ago and have had flocks savoring the fruit from June through August for many years.
Keep up the good work, Dan!
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Thanks, and thanks on the Cedar Waxwing. I was amazed to see so many birds flying around this trestle. They are very beautiful and not all that skittish about people getting close enough to take pictures.
Great photo, BTW!
There must be a reliable food source near the trestle. Wild berries, maybe?
In August, an arborist had to climb our mulberry tree to prune, but the Cedar Waxwings refused to leave the outer branches until he started the chainsaw. They were the only birds to remain so close.
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