Some of the prettiest birds in my area. The cardinals all have bright, vivid colors and beautiful songs. The cousin of the cardinal, the pyrrhuloxia, is equally as colorful and of course the buntings and grosbeaks look like they had paint spilled on them. Many are spring and summer visitors while the cardinals are here in my area all year.
This male pyrrhuloxia just would not come out from the shadows so this is the best I could do on this visit to the Martin Refuge. You can see how difficult the light was with most of the body in the shadows, but with bright sun hitting part of the chest. Still though there is some fine detail in the plumage and I like the crest. Martin Refuge, Edinburg, Texas, June 2008
This male pyrrhuloxia just would not come out from the shadows so this is the best I could do on this visit to the Martin Refuge. You can see how difficult the light was with most of the body in the shadows, but with bright sun hitting part of the chest. Still though there is some fine detail in the plumage and I like the crest. Martin Refuge, Edinburg, Texas, June 2008
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