Pyrrhuloxia

Gallery: AvianPosted September 25, 2014298 views9 comments

Pyrrhuloxia, male. Taken at Green Valley, Arizona.

D800, 300mm f/2.8 + TC20 III, 1/800 f/7.1 ISO 1000, SB900 Flash set on TTL (-1.7EV )

Comments and suggestions are always appreciated.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 25, 2014 at 8:56 AM

Tjie,
How do you pronounce this?
What a remarkable looking bird, very well captured.
On my monitor the background looks a tad noisy

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Rose on September 25, 2014 at 3:08 PM

I call this the Western Cardinal...

I hope to be able to photograph one some day! The image is wonderful. I like the color contrast and the details.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 58 Posts, 122 Comments

Comment posted by Tjie Poo on September 25, 2014 at 4:23 PM

Hi Ken,

Thanks for your comment. It is pronounced pyr-rhu-lox-i-a . I know it is hard to pronounce. They are related to the Cardinal and can be found in the Southwest USA ( AZ, NM, TX ) and Mexico.

Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 25, 2014 at 5:21 PM

I would love to see and photograph these someday, very cool bird. The framing of the tree is complimentary and the leaves in front of the bird don't bother me at all. Great details and background. I'm curious...do you have regular Cardinals there also? Great shot!

I just noticed in the large image that there is a "stick" that must be cloned out of smaller image. Just say'in!

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by Tjie Poo on September 25, 2014 at 5:36 PM

Thanks for your comment Steve. I live in CA, but I was vacationing in Southeastern AZ last July. Yes you can find N Cardinals, Pyrrhuloxias and many Mexican specialties there. It is a wonderful place to watch and to photograph birds.

Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 25, 2014 at 6:47 PM

Great image of this desert cardinal, Tjie. The image is very well composed. I really like the contrasting colors and the foreground branch. Great use of flash.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 27, 2014 at 12:01 AM

Sweet One Tjie

Nice pose with excellent details, flash work is excellent too.. I like the way his perch runs diagonally through the frame. A pleasing composition.

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 27, 2014 at 2:48 AM

Excellent image, I like the surroundings as much as the bird. Very nice !