For a NorthEasterner the first glance at a Pyrrhuloxia registers as some weird mutant Northern Cardinal. While they are a member of the Cardinal family, this is a unique species. Like Northern Cardinals they readily frequent backyard feeders. We found this one in the relative wild of Ash Canyon B&B. My only issue with this bird is not actually with the bird; it is with the SOB that named it. My tongue twists into contortions every time I try to call it out when birding with others. What was he thinking?

I hope you enjoy
Shoot Date: December 9, 2017
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Aperture priority ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at f/6.3 ⅓ EV
Lens: TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011 @ 600 mm
ISO: 500