Pyrrhuloxia

Posted by Gene Gwin on Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:28 pm

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Juvenile Male Pyrrhuloxia photographed at the Laguna Seca Ranch in deep South Texas 16 May 2021.

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by david fletcher on Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:50 am

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Fabulous shot Gene. Large view shows it off in its glory.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:28 am

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This is quite exceptional! Love the wing spread and extended feet. I hope the landing wasn't too painful, looking at those spikes! (Or was it taking off?)

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:15 am

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Cool wing position and I really like the head turn in this one.

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by Gene Gwin on Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:33 am

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Cynthia Crawford wrote:This is quite exceptional! Love the wing spread and extended feet. I hope the landing wasn't too painful, looking at those spikes! (Or was it taking off?)

Cynthia, It was taking off. The spikes are sharp and there's lots of them, but the birds can easily land between the spikes and the spikes are not even a consideration when birds land. What's curious is how Woodpeckers and Thrashers will land on the smaller, very sharp, cactus barbs and pay no attention to them. The nickname for this particular cactus is "Horse Crippler" because the cactus are close to the ground and the spikes are very strong and can lame a horse.

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by clement on Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:11 am

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Brilliant timing.. awesome frame

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by Moby Dick on Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:23 am

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Excellent composition with wonderful body position, wing position, detail, color, and background. South Texas appears to be the place to go to catch birds like this. Someday I will make it there. I had a trip planned to Santa Clara Ranch but it was canceled because of the pandemic.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:37 pm

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Excellent action capture, Gene! This reminds me of a human ascending with a jet pack on their back!

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by Karl Egressy on Fri Jul 09, 2021 1:36 pm