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Super Tanager (Western Tanager)

Super Tanager (Western Tanager)

This image captured at a local marsh here in Nanaimo British Columbia. It is a Western Tanager male. These neo-tropical birds migrate to southern B.C. from Cost...
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This image captured at a local marsh here in Nanaimo British Columbia. It is a Western Tanager male. These neo-tropical birds migrate to southern B.C. from Costa Rica in the summer time to breed. The coloration is caused by their diet during the mating season which consists mainly of a type of insect that provides the Rhodoxanthin pigment turning their heads red. Females pick a mate based on how red his head is because he will be the best insect provider for their young. After the end of the breeding season males revert back to their default yellow coloring.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 600/1

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Jul, 2017

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Most colorful tanager I have ever photographed! Hope you like it!

Beautiful shot, great details! I love the colors!

Beautiful !

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