Summer Tanager #2
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Summer Tanager #2
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This immature male Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) was feasting in a Mulberry Tree during Spring migration at Sabine Woods, Texas.
The only completely red bird in North America, the strawberry-colored male Summer Tanager is an eye-catching sight against the green leaves of the forest canopy. The mustard-yellow female is harder to spot, though both sexes have a very distinctive chuckling call note. Fairly common during the summer, these birds migrate as far as the middle of South America each winter. All year long they specialize in catching bees and wasps on the wing, somehow avoiding being stung by their catches.
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May 2nd, 2022
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Comments (70)
HH Photography of Florida
What a gorgeous little bird in the mulberry tree. He likes mulberries as much as I do. :) Lovely capture, Jurgen. LF
Lynn Sprowl
This is a perfect photo. The colors are wonderful...and your capture caught him eating one of the berries. I love this. Fav
Rick Davis
What a great photo of this beautiful bird!!!!! I use to eat mulberries when I was a kid! l/f
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Summer Tanager composition, lighting, shading, beautiful colors and artwork! F/L voted
Brian Tada
Jurgen, your photographic portrait of this spectacular Summer Tanager is so beautiful, just had to revisit... Magnificent! F/L
Jurgen Lorenzen replied:
Thank you, Brian, haven't heard from you in a while, your comment is very much appreciated!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Summer Tanager composition, lighting, shading, lovely colors and artwork! F/L voted
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