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Summer Tanager  juvenile
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Summer Tanager juvenile (Piranga rubra)

almost exactly half-way between the red male and the yellow female !
Habitat
lodge gorunds
Location
Corcovado, SW Costa Rica
Date taken
March, 2019
Scientific name
Piranga rubra
Equipment used
Canon 7D Mk11, 100-400 Mk11
interesting feather pattern, Max!! great photo of this bi-coloured beauty, top class, many tfs!!!
 
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Nearly there, isn't he Max LOL

What a cracking picture to get of a youngster - very well done lad.

We don't have one looking like this in The Opus, so I'll upload it to the article shortly. Many thanks for sharing it with us.
 
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Lol, interesting molt pattern. I dont think I have ever seen one quite like this before. They are more or less blotched. Great spot and pictue Max!
 
Opus Editor
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Never seen one at this stage before. Great to see, Max! Tfs.
 

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