There are so many colors in a cedar waxwing! They have a head crest and a black mask, so when viewed from a distance, these birds look like cardinals. Look for colorful feathers on their wing tips ...

The bird’s flight is strong and steady ... The wings and tail are a vivid blue, with fine black barring. The head, including the crest; back; and throat are blackish. Juveniles are washed ...

While monotypic, birds in the south average smaller and tend to show bare dark grayish skin below eye (similar in shape to the yellow skin on yellow-billed magpie). Black bill and range ...

Far from being destroyed, a naturally burned forest harbors extraordinarily rich biological diversity, and there's no better flagship species to help us embrace that than the black-backed woodpecker.