Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) *Lifer
This is the first time ever seeing this bird! It came to our garden to shelter in the shrubs and feed on the orange slices and suet.
"The summer tanager (Piranga rubra) is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family." (Wikipedia)
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) *Lifer
This is the first time ever seeing this bird! It came to our garden to shelter in the shrubs and feed on the orange slices and suet.
"The summer tanager (Piranga rubra) is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family." (Wikipedia)