Last Sunday I saw a vivid flash of orange fly by as I walked along a trail next to Barnegat Lighthouse. It was a male Scarlet Tanager, the first time I saw one. It kept jumping from branch to branch, even spending some time on the ground. It had to be one of the most handsome birds in the Northeast United States. Because it was so active, I had trouble focusing and only two shots turned out well enough to post here.
Scarlet Tanager
02 Tuesday May 2017
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bayphotosbydonna said:
Gorgeous captures, Hien, what an awesome sighting! I’ve never seen one……yet! 🙂
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neihtn2012 said:
Maybe I will be lucky again this year.
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bluebrightly said:
But these are very good, and I know how hard it can be – they move fast and it seems, always in the trees, with so many leaves around. Beautiful! I wish we had them here…
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neihtn2012 said:
I plan to go back and look for this bird again this year.
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bluebrightly said:
I really hope you find it! 🙂
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T Ibara Photo said:
What a striking fellow! I don’t think we have them here so thanks for sharing!
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neihtn2012 said:
Scarlet Tanager only live in the Americas, migrating between North and South depending on the season. At first I thought it was a Cardinal, but although classified in the same family, they are different. Thank you for commenting, Takami!
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T Ibara Photo said:
Thanks for teaching something new! Always look forward to your posts 🙂
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Eliza Waters said:
Handsome and flashy – great captures, Hein!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks Eliza! He wasn’t so shy, just very nervous.
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nhi said:
Congratulations anh Hiền.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks Anh Nhi!
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Amy said:
Great photo captures, Heim! Stunningly beautiful 🙂
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Amy!
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Maggie said:
I would love to see a scarlet tanager… Love your photos. It is hard to catch those flitting birds.
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neihtn2012 said:
This one is somewhat rare. I didn’t expect to see it at all.
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