{"id":98750,"date":"2021-05-29T06:17:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T12:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=98750"},"modified":"2021-05-29T06:25:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T12:25:01","slug":"a-female-western-tanager-gets-a-surprise-visitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/29\/a-female-western-tanager-gets-a-surprise-visitor\/","title":{"rendered":"A Female Western Tanager Gets A Surprise Visitor"},"content":{"rendered":"

A visitor to be wary of.<\/p>\n

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1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesterday morning while I was photographing other songbirds in a remote area of northern Utah this female Western Tanager unexpectedly popped up out of a wild rose bush. Her appearance was a pleasant surprise because I had no idea she was even in the vicinity.<\/p>\n

The bushes I had staked out for birds were a mix of wild rose and sumac and I’d been hoping that some bird, any bird, would land in the roses because the masses of flowers that had recently opened would make an attractive setting for my photos. But sadly, when the tanager appeared she was side-lit and the few flowers in my photos of her were mostly in the foreground and out of focus.<\/p>\n

But suddenly another player appeared on the scene to make things more interesting for both bird and photographer.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

The menacing wasp came from out of nowhere and surprised us both. This was her reaction to its sudden appearance.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Western Tanagers are primarily insect eaters and I’ve seen them eat large stinging insects with enthusiasm so I suspect her reaction was one of wary aggressiveness toward the wasp. She’d gladly take it as a meal but she also didn’t want to get stung.<\/p>\n

But the wasp didn’t come in quite close enough for her to snag it out of the air so…<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

all she could do was watch it eventually fly off.<\/p>\n

I’m no entomologist and the insect is blurry in my photos but to me it strongly resembles a wasp. Please correct me if you confidently lean in a different direction.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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A visitor to be wary of.<\/p>\n

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