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Pyrrhuloxia Posing


Pyrrhuloxia Posing
Photo Information
Copyright: Jane Magen (jaycee) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-22
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/4, 1/1000 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-07-27 7:43
Viewed: 520
Points: 60
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Pyrrhuloxia

Similar to the female and juvenile Northern Cardinal, the Pyrrhuloxia's thick, strongly curved, parrot-like orange-yellow bill helps identify it. The male is 7-1/2 to 8-1/2 inches long and is grey overall, with red on the face, crest, wings, tail and underparts. The female shows little or no red; the bill is a dull yellow. This bird is fairly common in thorny brush and mesquite thickets of dry streambeds, desert, woodland edges and ranchlands. The song is a liquid whistle, thinner and shorter than the song of the Northern Cardinal. The call is a sharp "chink".

In a loosely built cup of grass, twigs, and bark strips concealed in dense, thorny bush, 3 or 4 white eggs, lightly speckled with brown, are laid.

The Pyrrhuloxia is a resident from Arizona, southern New Mexico, and southern Texas southward. It is casual to southeastern California.

These birds feed on seeds and insects and benefit cotton fields by destroying great numbers of cotton worms and weevils. When approached, a pair will fly up to a high watch post, erect their crests, and sound a loud alarm. The name Pyrrhuloxia comes from Latin and Greek words meaning "bullfinch with a crooked bill." Some feel it would be more appropriate to call it the Gray Cardinal.

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Hi Jane,
A beautiful capture of this cardinal. Excellent details, colors and POV. Thanks a lot for sharing.

selam jane, nice shot and very good composition of this bird nice pov and bg with splendid colours. Well done ! Regards ridvan

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2907 W: 34 N: 8619] (32124)
  • [2007-07-27 8:07]

Hi Jane.A good shot of the Pyrrhuloxia. what a colourful bird it is. good detail and light in the eye.I like the pose with its had turned around. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

Hello jane !
What a beautiful bird ! I love the red color on his face and his head. Vivid colors, wonderful composition and POV, excellent BG, and I also like the pose of the bird, looking back towards you. Very well done !
Valerie.

So strange you should post this today...I was looking at one of these this morning, wondering what kind of bird it is.
Lovely shot! Great composition!!

Hi,
Thank you for visiting my shot and for pozitive critiques.
Great shot and very nice pov.
Very well done.
Regards,
Iulian

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3808 W: 190 N: 11328] (34927)
  • [2007-07-27 8:30]

Hello Jane,
This is a superb capture of the male Pyrrhuloxia. Excellent composition and OOF BG hinting the habitat, great lighting and color and fine sharpness, all of which make this a very nice image.
TFS and have agood weekend,
Ivan

Hello Jane,
Fantastic capture, wonderful POV and composition
Great posing!.. Well done

Everton.

Thanks to the bird for giving such a nice pose, and to the photographer who took the shot.Yes, a good effort for the note too.

Hello Jane,
The pov is great in capturing this handsome fellow!
good clarity, vivid colour and details always in the photos!
well composed and well seen
cheers
Tony

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2989 W: 162 N: 941] (2769)
  • [2007-07-27 9:59]

Hi Jane,
Wow, he is a real beauty in a perfect pose! Wonderful colours, nice light and sharp details. The background looks like the hot desert! What's the temperature with you now?
TFS and have a nice weekend! Ulla

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2384 W: 94 N: 5493] (17500)
  • [2007-07-27 10:06]

Hello Jane,
Very good photo of this Cardinal. Fantastic composition, POV and pose. Colours are beautiful. Good sharpness and BG.
Regards,
Peter

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
  • [2007-07-27 10:13]

Outstanding details, and lovely colours in this -- they're not as birght as the cardinals we get up here but I love it
TFS
silke

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 358 W: 7 N: 1109] (5398)
  • [2007-07-27 10:18]

hi jane,
a superb picture of this bird.
tfs

Ciao Jane, splendid pose for your lovely bird with wonderful colors, very well done, brava, have a nice week end, ciao Silvio

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  • falke Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 156 W: 17 N: 458] (1682)
  • [2007-07-27 12:30]

Beautiful phot of this cardinal, Jane! I have never seen one but I sure hope too as they are so beautiful!

Great pose and composition. TFS
Best regards/Bengt Falke

Hello Jane,
Very beautiful bird you've captured here greatly.
Excellent composition with wonderful colors and contrast.
The soft background and catch light in the eye of the bird are lovely.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice weekend,
Harry

Hi Jane,
Beautiful portrait great colors and POV,
nice composition, well done TFS. Best regards/Lawhill

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-07-27 20:08]

Hello Jane

Another wonderful look at this exotic looking cardinal.The bill detail is very good,and the colours are well saturated.The POV and DOF are very good,and the two tone BG is beautiful.TFS

Rob

hello jane,
very beautiful bird giving nice pose, liked the pov , composition and rich colours very much,
tfs & regards
pankaj

This pretty bird looks elegant against the two-colored BG, Jane.Very well composed picture from an effective perspective.
Thanks for sharing it and best regards.

bonjour jane
en amerique vous avez des oiseaux que je vous envis,celui-ci est tres beau et de plus vous l'avez bien presenté.bonne couleur et netteté.
laurent

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5578] (18516)
  • [2007-07-28 10:56]

Hi Jane,
This is a wonderful bird and you have captured it with lovely colours and details on its plumage. The crest looks majestic. Set against the green leaves and the sky as BG you have illustrated a nice pose. Superb natural lighting and the POV is great. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2007-07-28 13:44]

Jane, excellent composition. I have the feeling that quality could bee a little bit better (too much cropping?), but it's a very nice image.

Great colors and lighting.

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2007-07-28 15:44]

Hi Jane,
In my opinion, one of your most beautiful bird photos so far. The colors are nice and vivid. The eye is spectatular in this shot. I love the crown against the sky. Excellent sharpness and detail.
Ken

Hello Jane a fantastic pose you got there with good background and nice natural environment. good sharpness tfs have a good weekend rgds Necip.

Great contrasting colors on an interesting BG...Outstanding POV with excellent eye contact...Informative note...TFS
Jim

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2007-07-29 5:54]

Hi Jane.
Beautiful capture of this lovely bird(he really looks like cardinal).I like his pose with nice look over us.Very good composition with great POV.Colors and details are wonderful.And blurry BG with two colors looks amazingly.Well done.

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2007-08-09 15:45]

Hello Jane, yes it looks like the Northern Cardinal but somehow very different. You did very well in capturing it. Thanks !

Mario

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1053 W: 0 N: 162] (866)
  • [2008-04-03 21:12]

Hi Jane,
Perfect shot of a lovely bird in all criteria. TFS.
Greetings,
Mehmet

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