Unlimited edition. 18 x 24 inch, museum-quality poster on matte paper.

If you have a berry-growing tree in your yard, you might one day spot a flock of cedar waxwings feasting in its branches. For most of the year, these modish birds are fruit-eating specialists, and their common name stems in part from their love of wintertime cedar berries – that, coupled with the bright red keratin tips on some of their primary feathers which reminded 19th century naturalists of the red wax used to seal letters back in the day. 🔴

Described as “a flying confection” by the Texas naturalist B.C. Robison, the cedar waxwing is a striking mix of butterscotch, lemon, and cherry, but it’s also a fashionista, what with the raccoon eye shadow and slicked back crest. And, like some fashion icons, waxwings have a reputation for inebriation, in their case due to consumption of over-ripe, fermented berries. Once drunk, they’re more liable to, say, assault their reflection in a window; sadly, that may be part of the reason waxwings are one of the bird species most likely to die via window strike.

Note: These archival poster prints feature rich, appealing colors. I encourage customers to take care in handling them until they are framed/protected for display; the darker colors on the matte paper can be scratched. They ship rolled, so customers need to flatten them before framing (or have their framer do so).

Charitable Sales Model: Whenever one of these poster prints is purchased, a charitable contribution equal to 10% of the print’s cost (or $3.60) is made to a nonprofit working to tackle environmental or social challenges. Read more about my charitable sales model here.