Thanks, Paul. No, he's not molting that's the normal plumage for a male Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus), a relative of the cardinal and only fairly common in the Rio Grande Valley. --
Christian http://photography.skofteland.net Paul Stenquist wrote: > Great shot. Is he molting? >>> On May 6, 2007, at 12:06 PM, Christian wrote: >>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/38yfr6 >>>> >>>> 1/200 @ f8 ISO 100 with flash (to brighten it up on an otherwise >>>> flat >>>> overcast day) 500mm + 1.4x TC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

