Summer Tanager Perched #4
by Morris Finkelstein
Title
Summer Tanager Perched #4
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 beautiful solitary adult male Summer Tanager (P. r. rubra) perched on a branch while eating an insect at the Albuquergue Biopark Botanic Garden, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was photographed on 7-27-2021. I used a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR telephoto lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/1600 sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000.
I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Wildlife One-A-Day, 8-17-2021
10 Plus, 8-18-2021
Poetic Poultry, 8-18-2021
Gentlemen Club Art Group, 8-19-2021
FAA Portraits - Birds, 8-20-2021
The Outdoor Photographer, 8-20-2021
Wild Birds Of The World, 8-22-2021
Birds In Focus, 8-23-2021
Your Best Work, 9-7-2021
The 200 Club, 9-13-2021
Showcasing The South, 9-14-2021
A Birding Group - Wings, 10-29-2021
1000 Views, 1-21-2024
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August 16th, 2021
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