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Pyrrhuloxia, Female
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Pyrrhuloxia, Female

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: AvianPosted March 2, 2018339 views7 comments
Sierra Vista, Arizona
2018:02:16 13:04:02
Nikon D850
Sigma S 150-600mm @ 600mm
1/400 sec, f/11
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 2000
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO0
Flash: Off
Hand-held

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Genny K. on March 2, 2018 at 12:34 PM
Spectacular.  Love those bright-tipped feathers on the head.  And what a great pose she did for you, turning just slightly like that.  The colors work really well in this, and the BG helps the colors on the bird to show up.  Great detail.
I have not looked at the image of the male yet....guess I'll go do that now.cool
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Comment posted by Marjie Jones on March 2, 2018 at 1:29 PM
Beautiful pose and great detail! 
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 2, 2018 at 6:20 PM
A really cool palette in this one, Sandy.  The detail in the bird and perch ate great.  You might want to look at blurring the near background rocks a bit as they still seem to compete a bit with the perch.  I'm ambivalent about the gray beak-I think it might work better if you bled a bit of color back into it.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 2, 2018 at 9:38 PM
Dennis, several of the female pyrrhuloxias had grayish beaks. A few had slightly yellower ones like the males.
Here is another image showing a darker gray beak. 
Sandy
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 2, 2018 at 9:43 PM
and another:
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 2, 2018 at 9:55 PM
Thanks, Sandy.  I guess I'd never noticed or just not run across that coloration.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 2, 2018 at 10:50 PM
I hadn't either-i was quite surprised! 
Sandy 
 
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