[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Scarlet 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 (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 15, 2010)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Scarlet Tanager was photographed at the Valley Land Fund's Sheepshead Lots, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: October 27, 2010)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Scarlet Tanager was photographed at the Convention Center in South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2001)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male "Cooper's" or "Western" Summer Tanager was photographed at Rattlesnake Springs near Carlsbad, New Mexico. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 2000)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male "Cooper's" or "Western" Summer Tanager was photographed along the Rio Grande River near Candelaria, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 2000)

[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 1, 2008)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male "Eastern" Summer Tanager molting into breeding plumage 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 17, 2006)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Summer Tanager was photographed at the Willows, Sea Rim State Park, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 27, 2007)