[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male Summer Tanager was photographed at the TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 1, 2008)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male Summer 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 4, 2008)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male Summer Tanager was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter (EFL=750mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 21, 2010)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This first year male Summer Tanager was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=390mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 21, 2010)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Summer Tanager was photographed at the SPI Convention Center gardens, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter (EFL=750mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: October 27, 2010)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male "Eastern" Summer Tanager was photographed along the Devil's River north of Del Rio, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2000)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

Summer Tanagers breed across the southern US. This male Summer Tanager was photographed at Falfurrias, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2001)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Western Tanager was photographed in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Photo taken with a Nikkor 500mm f8.0 mirror lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1986)