Texas
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
(L 7.75" WS 12" Wt 1 oz)
Mainly eat insects...specializing
in bees and wasps.
in bees and wasps.
South Padre Island
18April2021
The day ends
And is unending where
The summer tanager,
Warbler, and vireo
Sing as they move among
Illuminated leaves.
(Wendell Berry)
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Piranga refers to a city in Brazil;
rubra means red.
© Wikipedia
© Audubon
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