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Summer Tanager
jmorlan

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)

Colored like a strawberry and lemon sherbet popsicle. This SY (second calendar year) male has completed a partial first pre-alternate molt. Most of the juvenile wings and tail have been retained from the previous year. In the fall it will undergo a complete pre-basic molt into an all red plumage.
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Location
Bird and Nature Center, South Padre Island, Texas, USA.
Date taken
26 April 2024.
Scientific name
Piranga rubra

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
104
Comment count
1

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
640
Filename
SummerTanagerIMG_7600.jpg
File size
348.8 KB
Date taken
Fri, 26 April 2024 3:49 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 943px

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