What bird is this?

[Parasite]

Curious what bird this is

[snowshoes22]

Western Tanager

[Bullkllr]

 

[Fidelk]

Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

[MR5x5]

Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

This.  Super cool bird.  Too bad the prefer the tops of the leafy greens.

[Parasite]

Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

Saw them for the first time last year if I recall correctly. They were eating the berries on my hedgerow same time last year. The only reason I got the picture is because I heard a loud thump and the dumb SOB flew into my window and knocked himself silly. Thankfully he didnt break his neck, but it was probably a good 15 minutes before he was in the right mind to fly away.

[Fidelk]

Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

Saw them for the first time last year if I recall correctly. They were eating the berries on my hedgerow same time last year. The only reason I got the picture is because I heard a loud thump and the dumb SOB flew into my window and knocked himself silly. Thankfully he didnt break his neck, but it was probably a good 15 minutes before he was in the right mind to fly away.

Must not be a lot of windows up on the top of trees for them to become familiar with. Once had a robin or some other flying nutjob attack a bathroom window for several days.

[elkboy]

Great birds.  One of my favorites.  That bright red in their head comes from insects in their diet.

[ghosthunter]

 My brother in law has them coming into his bird feeder on Camino Island.

[Igor]

They used to come to my bird feeders on a regular basis, but I haven't seen one in a couple of years.  I keep a list of the different kinds of birds that show up to my feeders, and there are many that have just disappeared over the years.  I attribute that to the huge amount of new housing development in the area where I live.  So much of the native habitat has turned into wall-to-wall houses.   That's progress, I guess.

[Bigshooter]

Western Tanager

[Twispriver]

Very pretty birds. I've never seen one on the west side but i see them at the cabin every spring.

[EmeraldBullet]

Looks like a bobcat to me

[briansullivansec001]

Look awesome

[Alchase]

Beautiful birds