TWestern Tanager
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Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
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Named by a Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Was named because of its range in Western America.
Map and range not to any scale.
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Normally the bird has more red on its head. This bird is in a molt.
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The above 2 images photographed in Marion Paton's back yard 05/26/02
Patagonia, Arizona.
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I don't know if the following are young birds or females. 07/29/05
Had trouble with the exposure meter on my Nikon F/4 camera this day & that's why they look the way they do.
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The below photos were taken just out side the Bright Angel Lodge along the grand canyon walk-way.
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The above 3 images were taken a Nikon 995.
I always carry it just in case my f/4 gives me trouble as it did in the other images.
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