Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
(L 7" WS 11.5" Wt 0.98 oz)
Female song similar to male but
softer and shorter.
Sheepshead Sanctuary
South Padre Island, Texas
16Apr2014
A feather‘s parts consist largely
of keratin...the same kind of pro-
tein found in hair and fingernails.
          (Thor Hanson)