First year male summer tanager
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
First year male summer tanager
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Elizabeth Winter
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Male Scarlet Tanagers are among the most blindingly gorgeous birds in an eastern forest in summer, with blood-red bodies set off by jet-black wings and tail. They’re also one of the most frustratingly hard to find as they stay high in the forest canopy singing rich, burry songs. The yellowish-green, dark-winged females can be even harder to spot until you key in on this bird’s chick-burr call note. In fall, males trade red feathers for yellow-green and the birds take off for northern South America.
On the wintering grounds in South America the Scarlet Tanager joins mixed species foraging flocks with flycatchers, antbirds, woodcreepers, and resident tropical tanagers.
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July 12th, 2017
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Comments (31)
Jane Eleanor Nicholas
Wow. I love the sharpness of the bird and lovely bokeh. Thank you for entering the Young Wild Animal Contest.
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous portrait of a Summer Tanager, Elizabeth! Congratulations on your "Wowie" recognition in the "Wild Birds Of The World" group! F/L
HH Photography of Florida
Congrats for being chosen as a William’s Weekly Wow in the Wild Birds of the World group. Beautiful bird. l/fv
Kay Brewer
Congratulations on this fabulous image being chosen of a William's Weekly Wow for the week ending 8/2/2017 in the Wild Birds Group! l/f
William Tasker
You've won a Wowie! This image was selected in the discussion, William's Weekly Wows, for the group, Wild Birds Of The World!
William Tasker
I agree with you, Elizabeth, and you did this one great justice! Gorgeous! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
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