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 Western Tanager

(Piranga ludoviciana)    ORDER: PASSERIFORMES   l  FAMILY: CARDINALIDAE

                                                                                                                                                                                  ~May 22, 2010
                                                                                                                                                                           Anza Borrego Desert









                                                                                                                             ~ May 9, 2010          
                                                                                                                Anza Brorrego Desert, CA         


The Western Tanager migrates from Central America to Canada.  The bottom photos are of females on their northern migration.   This weekend (May 22, 2010) I was finally able to capture a photo of the more showier males with their red heads (first photo).  

In the very last photo, I applied lab color rather than RGB to create a different effect, making it look more like a painting.