Western Tanager is a photograph by Robert Bales which was uploaded on May 23rd, 2017.
Western Tanager
One of the many birds we saw this weekend at the Owyhee State Park which is in the south eastern part of Oregon.
A clear look at a male... more
by Robert Bales
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Western Tanager
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Robert Bales
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One of the many birds we saw this weekend at the Owyhee State Park which is in the south eastern part of Oregon.
A clear look at a male Western Tanager is like looking at a flame: an orange-red head, brilliant yellow body, and coal-black wings, back and tail. Females and immatures are a somewhat dimmer yellow-green and blackish. These birds live in open woods all over the West, particularly among evergreens, where they often stay hidden in the canopy. Nevertheless, they’re a quintessential woodland denizen in summertime, where they fill the woods with their short, burry song and low, chuckling call notes.
Western Tanagers forage slowly and methodically along branches and among leaves or needles of trees. They eat primarily insects, supplemented with small fruits in fall and winter. They sometimes catch insects in the air. In spring and summer , males sing their hoarse, American Robin-like song frequently.
Western Tanagers breed in coniferous forests, though they are not particularly choosy about which conifer species. They breed in juniper-pine mixtures at low elevation, up to spruce-fir near treeline. During migration, you may find them in nearly any shrubby or wooded habitats, and even in fairly open country. Their winter habitat in Middle America is generally in pine-oak woodland and forest edge.
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Don Columbus
Congratulations Robert, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
William Tasker
What a lovely nature image with the beautiful bird in a great setting! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks William for the nice comment and the feature to your home page along with the LF!!
Anita Faye
Robert, wonderful capture! Featured on Poetic Poultry! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html