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Summer tanager, male

Piranga rubra

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

The male of a pair of birds that visited this tree for a couple weeks while it was laden with fruit. The male summer tanager is is the only entirely red bird found in North America.

Habitat:

Serviceberry tree

Notes:

The photos were taken on 21 and 27 May.

Reference Links:

Summer Tanager, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (6)
Maria dB
Thanks, Pradeep, Daniela and Scott!

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PublishedJune 10, 2014

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