Scarlet-rumped Tanager in Mist Net

Comments welcome. For the record, the bird was not harmed.

Aww poor guy, it always looks sad when you see net photos, even though you know it is for conservation

Yeah, although he was fine, it does poke a little emotion into view. The guy bit the hell out of my hand too!

haha, the things we do for nature! I worked as a volunteer at a rehabilitation center and thoes cardinals surley could bite!

We should form a club called birders under 60! I've met about four or so on Photo.net so far, but you are by FAR the closest to my age. (I still hold the record for youngest birder I know on photo.net) I HAVE met elementry age birders (and they are REALLY good) but I live in Ann Arbor so you expect that sort of a thing with thoes damn cooky enviromentalist hippies (I love ann arbor... it is were all the hippies went when tthey grew up. Also, it is the only town I've ever heard of having a designated city ornathologist hehe)