Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)👇 The Scarlet Tanager is a living ember hidden among green leaves. In summer, the male blazes with intense scarlet red, sharply contrasted by jet-black wings—so vivid it feels almost unreal against the forest canopy. Quiet and secretive, it moves high in the trees, feeding on insects and fruit, often seen as a sudden flash of red before slipping back into shadow. Its song is soft and burry, like a robin’s tune heard through leaves, gentle and dreamy. Striking y