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Western Tanager
AndyII

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)

This isn't the best picture I took of a very cooperative Western Tanager this morning, but it's the one that makes me smile. I love the expression and I love that he's looking right back at me as I take his picture.
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Habitat
Scrub brush along the Mojave River
Location
Afton Canyon
Date taken
8 May 2021
Scientific name
Piranga ludoviciana
Equipment used
Nikon D3400, Sigma 100-400 at 320mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1600 sec., f/6, ISO 720
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Gorgeous!!!

Such pretty birds your tanagers Andy; and you've taken a marvellous picture of him.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
AndyII
Date added
View count
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Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D3400
Aperture
ƒ/6
Focal length
320.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
720
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSC_0723 (2).JPG
File size
1.5 MB
Date taken
Sat, 08 May 2021 9:05 AM
Dimensions
3812px x 2541px

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