How about a life bird for your viewing pleasure during breakfast? And not just a life bird, but a very unusual vagrant for Maine.
Sharon went out to the back deck this morning to enjoy her coffee and the bird activity. A few minutes later, she called for me to asking what kind of bird was in the apple tree. From inside our home and looking through the picture window, I looked through the binoculars and exclaimed, “I believe that’s a Summer Tanager!”
Out came the Sibley’s and it confirmed my suspicions, a first spring male Summer Tanager. But wait, it’s coming closer and it looks like it wants to go to the feeders just outside our picture window. I went and got the camera and waited. The wait was short. Photographing through a double pane window and into the sun did not give the best quality pictures but at least we have a photo record of a bird that we never dreamed of seeing here in Maine.
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Male first spring Summer Tanager
Male First Spring Summer Tanager | Click for larger view
Male First Spring Summer Tanager | Click for larger view
Male First Spring Summer Tanager | Click for larger view
Happy birding!
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Wow! What a beautiful bird. We were seeing alot of summer tanangers in NC..males and females..adult males full red..
that fellow is really quite beautiful with the mixture of yellow and orange..
You sure are having a nice migration there..
Did you report this bird to ebird
and hey..
what was the other bird from yesterday?
Wouldn’t I love to see that bird for myself! I remember seeing a Scarlet Tanager many years ago and it was quite a beauty. Even through double paned glass you got some great shots John!
Darned it if the Internet Explorer 8 I uploaded yesterday won’t let me open your photos, even if I push f11. I may be deleting it and going back to 7.
Sharon
That’s better. The last shot seems to be the best. It sure does have a large beak! Such a tropical looking bird.
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