Summer tanagers are expert wasp and bee eaters, catching the bug and then rubbing it against a tree to remove the stinger. The male summer tanager is the only all-red bird in North America. The mustard-colored female stands out in her own right, and the young male has both mom's and dad's coloring to make him a stunner.
Young male summer tanager, Battery Park, May 10, 2017
Female summer tanager, the Reservoir, April 18, 2018
Male summer tanager, Conservatory Garden, April 18, 2018
The Filming the Feathers video shows a male rubbing the wasp on the branch, and also the female drinking from the Reservoir and the young male showing off his bi-color plumage. The music is a flute sonata by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Diana Hughes and obtained from MusOpen.org, a royalty-free music source.
