20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Cedar Waxwing feeding

This male and female Cedar Waxwing were building a nest and flying back and forth on the branches. I stopped to watch and the female landed overhead. The male landed next to her with a dragonfly and fed it to her.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States of America
Camera: DMC-G7
Copyright: © Mary Lynn Mayko