Backyard tales…afternoon delight with the Western Tanager.
What a delight to see an adult male Western Tanager in the backyard blackberry bushes in the early afternoon. I couldn’t believe my eyes.…I was stunned by the striking flaming vibrant colours…not something that you’d typically see in the backyard.
“Western Tanagers are common in western conifer forests during the breeding season. These birds live in open woods all over the West, particularly among evergreens, where they often stay hidden in the canopy. 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. “(Source: AllAboutBirds.org)
Photography: Nikon Z50, Nikkor 200-500mm, @f8, 500mm.
Backyard tales…afternoon delight with the Western Tanager.
What a delight to see an adult male Western Tanager in the backyard blackberry bushes in the early afternoon. I couldn’t believe my eyes.…I was stunned by the striking flaming vibrant colours…not something that you’d typically see in the backyard.
“Western Tanagers are common in western conifer forests during the breeding season. These birds live in open woods all over the West, particularly among evergreens, where they often stay hidden in the canopy. 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. “(Source: AllAboutBirds.org)
Photography: Nikon Z50, Nikkor 200-500mm, @f8, 500mm.