Western Tanager by Lake Apopka

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Western Tanager
This morning my father and I drove out to Lake Apopka to see what we could find.  We drove down Lust Rd to the gate, and there I found my first Western Tanager!  It flew in for about 5 minutes and gave us a couple good looks.  Then it flew off to the north.  It did not appear to go far.  It's  thrilling to get my first lifer on January 1st.  Hopefully it's a sign of good things to come. Photography was tough this morning. The above photo was the best, but I'm including a couple photos below for ID shots, since they show the wing bars better: yellow on top, white on the bottom. My first lifer of 2014!

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Western Tanager
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