What Puts The Wax In The Waxwing?
“Waxwings take avian aesthetics to a whole new level. That roguish black bandit’s mask, velvety plumage, insouciant crest, and vividly colored tail tip put other birds to shame. Frankly, if there’s a sleeker species, I haven’t seen it. In fact, the genus name, Bombycilla, is a Latin translation of the Swedish name, Sidensvans, which means
