Tim Emmerzaal Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 This would fit the most I think, but I am doubting about this one since it has a more orangy look to it. Or is this a normal variation? Spotted today inn Rochester, MN. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Emmerzaal Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 This would fit the most I think, but I am doubting about this one since it has a more orangy look to it. Or is this a normal variation? Spotted today inn Rochester, MN. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Yes, this is a male Scarlet Tanager. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneat Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Male Scarlet Tanager confirmed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Agreed. The bright lighting and the fact that it's not fully molted into breeding colors make it look slightly lighter in color. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalarope713 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Agreed. The shade of red/orange varies a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Emmerzaal Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the input! Much appreciated. I also see that something went wrong with the posting causing a double post, sorry for that! Edited May 25, 2020 by Tim Emmerzaal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I recently posted the same question with photos and received the same responses. I did a quick Google search and saw that there are orange variants of this species with photos showing a definite orange color (like the fruit) to some more reddish-orange like yours and the one I posted. The one that I observed and photographed was mostly in the shade and still had a distinct orange color which I've never seen before on a Scarlet Tanager. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, Tim Emmerzaal said: Thanks for the input! Much appreciated. I also see that something went wrong with the posting causing a double post, sorry for that! The site had a mind of its own today ? I was just merging the double posts without comment because there were so many of them. But it wasn't your fault. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Emmerzaal Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 11 hours ago, JimB said: I recently posted the same question with photos and received the same responses. I did a quick Google search and saw that there are orange variants of this species with photos showing a definite orange color (like the fruit) to some more reddish-orange like yours and the one I posted. The one that I observed and photographed was mostly in the shade and still had a distinct orange color which I've never seen before on a Scarlet Tanager. Thanks for the additional info! This always gives some more perspective to things ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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