[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Flame-colored Tanager was photographed in the spring of 1985 at Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1985)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 12.5 in.]

This male Hepatic Tanager was photographed at the Madera Picnic Area in the Davis Mountains near Fort Davis, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1993)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

Scarlet Tanagers breed across the northeastern US, and just barely into southern Canada. The males are a brilliant scarlet red with crisp black wings. Females are dull olive drab, which makes them blend into the background when they are sitting on the nest. Males are often heard singing their "Robin with a sore throat" song in the forest, but can be amazingly difficult to see in the treetops, where they tend to forage. This male Scarlet Tanager was photographed at Sabine Woods - TOS, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 21, 2006)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Scarlet Tanager was photographed at Sabine Woods - TOS, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 16, 2005)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This female Scarlet Tanager was photographed at Sabine Woods - TOS, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: May 12, 2006)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Scarlet Tanager was photographed at the Willows, Anahuac NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 29, 2008)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Scarlet Tanager was photographed at the TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 1, 2008)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This female Scarlet Tanasger was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 9, 2008)