Hi all,
I had to check out the visiting Summer Tanager mid-morning that was being
reported at the Wehr Nature Center. I'm glad I did because the bird put on
a great show. The male Summer Tanager ate many bees while I was present
along with a few other birders and photographers. It was usually on the
lookout for bees while sitting in a tree or at times hung around the
beehive present there waiting for bees to come in or out of the hive. It
even grabbed a few bees right out of the hole in the hive while I was
there. The bird is more of a southern species which the normal range is
north to southern Illinois but we do see a couple every year here in
Wisconsin. Stunning colorful bird even on a gray gloomy day!
Images from today of the Summer Tanager at this link if you care to view
them:
http://www.windowtowildlife.com/summer-tanager-at-wehr-nature-center-in-milwaukee-wisconsin-on-april-28-2016/
Thanks and good birding,
Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee Waukesha Co.
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