Cedar Waxwing

by John James Audubon

Bringing the refined beauty of early American natural history into your home, this gorgeous reprint of Audubon's Cedar Waxwing depicts a classic image originally produced in the 1820s for the renowned work, The Birds of America. This iconic image illustrates perfectly the social habits and sleek beauty of one of North America’s favorite songbirds.

In this work by Audubon, a flock of the silky-winged birds is depicted on a branch, highlighting the birds' distinctive crests, beautiful gradations of color, and red tips on their feathers which earned them their common name. Known for his theatrical and highly realistic portrayals of birds, Audubon selected a background of the birds’ favorite food – red cedar berries – in order to illustrate their natural behavior.