Summer Tanager Perched #2
by Morris Finkelstein
Title
Summer Tanager Perched #2
Artist
Morris Finkelstein
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) is a medium-sized songbird measuring about 7.75 inches in length and about 1.0 ounces in weight. It has a long, thick bill, variable colorful plumage, and a slight crest. Adult males are mostly red, but females are variable and can be pale gray, orange-yellow, or blotchy with orange tinged feathers. The plumage coloration is somewhat dependent on diet. Summer Tanagers typically forage for insects (bees and wasps) high in trees and eat berries. They breed in oak woods in the southern United States extending as far north as Iowa. Summer Tanagers winter in Mexico, Central America, and northern parts of South America.
This solitary female Summer Tanager (western sub-species) perched on a perched on a small branch was photographed adjacent to the Olin Nature Preserve in Godfrey, Illinois on 7-6-2020. The Preserve includes close to 300 acres overlooking the Mississippi River, atop limestone cliffs, and was dedicated as an Illinois Nature Preserve in 1990. I used a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikon 500mm f/5.6 VR PF lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 2500.
I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Animal Mania, 7-24-2020
FAA Portraits - Birds, 8-29-2020
Midwest America Photography, 8-30-2020
Four Seasons, 8-31-2020
FAA Portraits, 12-13-2020
Animals, 12-13-2020
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July 19th, 2020
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