natural world

Cherrie’s Tanager

barryhLeave a comment

Still mining my photographs from Costa Rica 2017, I came across this shot of Cherrie’s Tanager at Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge. These birds often give away their presence by that sudden flash of red in the vegetation.

cherries tanager

The name is in memory of American naturalist George Cherrie, famous for accompanying former President Theodore Roosevelt exploring the Amazon basin.

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