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Western Tanager Male

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Tanagers feed along riparian habitats during the late spring and summer months throughout Utah's red rock deserts.

Tanagers feed along riparian habitats during the late spring and summer months throughout Utah's red rock deserts.
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Canon EOS REBEL T2i

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 800 Shutter 1/100

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May, 2013

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