Summer Tanager Perched #3
by Morris Finkelstein
Title
Summer Tanager Perched #3
Artist
Morris Finkelstein
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra), a member of the family Cardinalidae, 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 rosy-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 also eat fruit and 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. Three sub-species have been described: P. r. rubra, P. r. cooperi, and P. r. ochracea.
This striking solitary adult male Summer Tanager (P. r. rubra) perched on a branch at the Oak Openings Preserve Metropark was photographed on 5-12-2021. Oak Openings Metropark is located close to Swanton, Ohio and encompasses about 5,000-acres of a variety of habitats including oak savanna, wetlands, and vegetated sand. I used a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikon 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/2000 sec, f/6.3, ISO 1800.
I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Beautiful Birds, 5-22-2021
FAA Portraits - Birds, 5-27-2021
Your Very Best Photography, 5-27-2021
Midwest America Photography, 6-4-2021
Animal Mania, 8-9-2021
FAA Portraits, 8-20-2021
Poetic Poultry, 8-26-2021
A Birding Group - Wings, 9-9-2021
1000 Views, 11-11-2022
Five Star Artist, 11-11-2022
All About Birds, 11-11-2022
Birds In Focus, 2-12-2023
First Place In FAA Contest
"Red In Spring"
2-26-2023; Admin. Candee Lucas
Third Place In FAA Contest
"Home Page Features For The Month Of May 2022" in Comment-For-Comment Group
4-21-2022; Admin. Judy Wolinsky
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May 21st, 2021
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