 Piranga rubra (Southern Tanager). | I spotted a small bird pecking at a wasp nest on our upper window. About an hour later, it had removed the entire nest and perched on the rail, giving me a chance to snap a few photos before flying off with its prize. Southern tanagers spend their summers in the southern US and migrate to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America for the winter. These birds are bee and wasp specialists, catching their prey in mid-air and killing them by beating them against a branch. Before eating a bee, they cleverly rub it on the branch to remove the stinger.
wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_tanager |
