Scarlet Tanager by Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik


21-MAY-2007	Lloyd Spitalnik

Piranga olivacea

Each fall, males molt from brilliant scarlet to yellow-olive. They then look similar to females except for blacker wings and tail.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II
1/50s f/7.1 at 700.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

all images copyright Lloyd Spitalnik

Guest		02-Sep-2008 07:52
Stunning beauty and skill in the capture. Thanks for your comments, Sandy.

Elmer Quianio		20-May-2008 02:54
A perfect shot!! Gorgeous! Vote

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		08-Jul-2007 02:16
Perfect shot.

Wei O'Connell		26-Jun-2007 04:29
Fantastic color and detail. vote

Sheila		23-Jun-2007 03:45
He is stunning and this is a superb close up shot.

Guest		18-Jun-2007 21:24
Wonderful. v.

Yi Feng		18-Jun-2007 13:00
Fantastic color and detail! Beautiful lighting and background. What a lovely little bird! V

lgprice		17-Jun-2007 15:56
wonderful. Looks like he is dressed for the ball!

sschex		17-Jun-2007 13:30
Beautiful shot. V

Terry Thormin		16-Jun-2007 00:11
Fantastic shot Lloyd, and one of my favorite North American birds. They don't get any more striking than this!

Bryan Ramsay		15-Jun-2007 22:47
Great shot Lloyd!! Spectacular color! -BJ V

Bob Moul		15-Jun-2007 21:36
Wow! Great image Lloyd!

Simon Chandler		15-Jun-2007 06:58
Excellent. Very cute. Great composition and color. Really love it. v

Pixel Shooter		14-Jun-2007 03:09
Fantastic shot Lloyd, perfect! ~V~

René Lortie		14-Jun-2007 00:04
Very nice vibrant colors. Love the context.

edwina beaumont		13-Jun-2007 14:01
I am constantly amazed at the colours of american birds, lovely shot

Nestor Derkach		13-Jun-2007 11:13
A lovely bird , more brilliant than the cardinal , very nice detail !!

Carole Stevens		13-Jun-2007 08:52
Gorgeous shot love the water droplets so sharp!

Rosemarie Kusserow		13-Jun-2007 08:51
This shot is marvelous, what a lovely red bird, I like it a lot, vote, Rosemarie :o)

Guest		13-Jun-2007 03:04
Fantastic!

Tom Munson		12-Jun-2007 23:46
Perfect. V

laine82		12-Jun-2007 22:05
Oh I would love to see these. Your image however makes me feel closer than I'm likely to get ~v

Carl Baggott		12-Jun-2007 20:11
Amazing - what a beauty!

Guest		12-Jun-2007 17:45
What a Beautiful Capture, Lloyd.....Brilliant Color!! ~V~