Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Summer Tanager

Latin name:  Piranga rubra
Spanish common name:  Tangara Roja

We have no idea where this beautiful bird was all spring.
I'm sure had he been in our garden, we would have
noticed him long ago.
Two days after our return, I noticed an unfamiliar
flash of red in the pecan trees.
A little research and a lot of luck went into
the photo above.
What a beauty!
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