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summer tanager (male)

Piranga rubra

Description:

migrating thru the texas gulf coast. The only entirely red bird in North America, the Summer Tanager is a bird of southern forests. It specializes in eating bees and wasps, both in the summer and on its wintering grounds in Central and South America.

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15 Comments

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 11 years ago

thanks Fyn

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 11 years ago

thanks Raymundo

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 11 years ago

thanks Ali

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 11 years ago

thanks Mona

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 11 years ago

thanks Yuko

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

What an amazing series! Breathtaking!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 11 years ago

Beautiful bird... Stunning !!!

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

Very Beautiful!

Excelente!

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

I would suggest adding your amazing bird shots to the "Birds of Texas" mission --- http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1049...

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 11 years ago

thanks ReikoS

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Beautiful!

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 11 years ago

I think this is mulberries from mulberry tree

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 11 years ago

Spring in Texas is early!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

You already have blackberries! My radishes are just coming up!

SusanEllison
Spotted by
SusanEllison

Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 20, 2013
Submitted on Apr 23, 2013

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