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| IMAGES BY GEORGE W. BOWLES, SR. |
| SCARLET TANAGER Piranga olivacea |
| This bird is about 6.25 inches Pointed, but fairly stout bill lives in tree tops The adult male ia a brilliant scarlet red plumage it has shiny black wings and tail His plumage is held in Spring and Summer The adult female has a yellow underpart with an olive back Gray wings and tail with greenish feather edges Basic and immature plumages similar to female but males often have blacker wings and tails They like the South in Winter They breed in woodland areas they nest in canopies Nest is an open-cup with clutch size: 3-5 Length of incubation: 13-14 days Days to fledge: 9-11: they produce one brood per year They eat insects and fruit with lesser quantities of fruit |
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| MEET ME IN MY BACK YARD |
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| This mommy is actually searching for her baby and they are in the same tree. see image below |
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