Irruptive

Bohemian waxwings belong to a group of birds called irruptive species.

These small finches, resembling dull goldfinches with dark streaks all over their bodies, are an irruptive species that we typically only see in Maine when spruce cone crops are low across the boreal forest.

Irruptive species such as the boreal finches are one such group and can commonly be found at a location in one year and absent the next.

The work of art serves as a vehicle for the projection of the individual's identity into the world of objects, as well as being the irruptive source of much of what is uncanny in modern life.