The blotchy coloration on this bird indicated it is an immature male, or first spring bird. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
The blotchy coloration on this bird indicated it is an immature male, or first spring bird. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
The blotchy coloration on this bird indicated it is an immature male, or first spring bird. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
The blotchy coloration on this bird indicated it is an immature male, or first spring bird. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
The blotchy coloration on this bird indicated it is an immature male, or first spring bird. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
The blotchy coloration on this bird indicated it is an immature male, or first spring bird. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
The blotchy coloration on this bird indicated it is an immature male, or first spring bird. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
The blotchy coloration on this bird indicated it is an immature male, or first spring bird. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)

Summer Tanager

(Piranga rubra)

Description:

The blotchy coloration on this bird indicated it is an immature male, or first spring bird. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.

Date Taken: 2020:04:20 17:13

Location:

Atascosa NWR
Los Fresnos, Texas
United States
36.09 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

File Name: SummerTanager_D505362-Atascosa-NWR

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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