Fledgling Cedar Waxwing ~ "Little Wonders" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed tenacious energy and soaring elegance

tenacious energy and soaring elegance radiating from these shadowed wonders of the sky

yellow throat

focused beauty of birds that hunt

though a pileated woodpecker is admittedly not much of a songbird

Fledgling Cedar Waxwing ~ "Little Wonders" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed tenacious energy and soaring eleganceThis cedar waxwing watercolor painting captures a young waxwing just out of the nest still streaky, still a bit fuzzy, already carrying the elegant shape that will make it one of the most beautiful birds in North America. Adult cedar waxwings are sleek and polished, with waxy red wing tips, a black mask, and a lemon yellow tail band. This fledgling has all of that in preview the mask is there, the crest is forming, the personality is emerging. I