Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Adult Male
Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Forests
Food : Insects
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Foliage Gleaner
Conservation : Low Concern
"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."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Adult Male Cascade Mountains Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington
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For weeks I had been wondering why I can't find a Tanager. This morning I spotted about 15 moving in and out of the trees in a very colorful blur. Due to low light and honestly not knowing where to point my camera, I only got one keeper.
Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Forests
Food : Insects
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Foliage Gleaner
Conservation : Low Concern
"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."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Male Cascade Mountains Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington
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Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Forests
Food : Insects
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Foliage Gleaner
Conservation : Low Concern
"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."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Male Cascade Mountains Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington
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Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Forests
Food : Insects
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Foliage Gleaner
Conservation : Low Concern
"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."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Female Emigrant Lake Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington
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