Asa Wright has a spacious viewing veranda that is almost in the canopy of nearby trees. Most of the birds visit the hummingbird feeders at eye level, or feed lower on fruit put out on benches along the path below. Some birds, like the Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola), seemed to prefer to take small fruit from a tree, as seen here (Tremor Tree?), flitting about as if to dare the photographer to attempt a shot. Well, at least I the fruit is in focus! The Bay-headed is said to forage higher in the trees than some of the other tanagers. One of my favorites.
This pretty tanager is mostly green, with a striking rufous head. This one has a lot of bright yellow on the nape and back, a feature seen in the Rufous-winged Tanager (Tangara lavinia). Normally the yellow neck collar is said to be rather narrow. I presume this is the Trinidad supspecies of T. Gyrola, orT. g. viridissima. Clements lists 9 suspecies for the Bay-headed Tanager, and a total of 49 species in the genus Tangara.
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