Fine Art Images from the American Southwest

Day: May 28, 2024

Western Tanagers In The Garden. 05-29-2024.

Greetings from San Cristobal, NM. Western Tanagers are back in our garden and neck of the woods this week. I observed their antics, fights, and general behavior for a few days. They are fun, playful, and not always nice to one another. Nature in all ways, always makes my day. I didn’t include pictures of the many bickerings, you know what that looks like. The photos are in no particular order, I hope you enjoy them.

Western Tanagers, San Cristobal, NM
Western Tanager, San Cristobal, NM.
San Cristobal, NM
Wind in the feathers.
Female Western Tanager
Female Western Tanager.
Birds of summer, northern New Mexico
Female.
Birds
A breeding male.

Some of my favorites from 600 images I paired down to a couple of dozen.

Tanager
Adult male, as far as I can tell.
Birds of summer, San Cristobal, NM
Birds of summer, San Cristobal, NM.
Incoming
Incoming…
Out going
Outgoing…
Taking turns
Taking turns…
Young
Waiting in line…
Waiting in line
Waiting in line…
Standing back
Standing back…
western tanager SC 6673
Breeding male.
Hiding out...
Hiding out…
western tanager SC 6661
Observing…

Sometimes the lineup in the trees looked like the planes stacked up over the San Gabriel Valley waiting their turn to land at LAX or Burbank.

Hanging out...
Hanging out…

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As always, thank you for looking, comments, and compliments. Have a great week. G