Pyrrhuloxia - a new one for me

I have wanted to get a shot of this pretty crested bird but they don't come up to the Phoenix area - happen to be in Tucson at the Desert Museum and they were several of them in the park - glad to get such a good shot with good light- hope you enjoy

Lovely selection of a very cute looking little bird.

Nifty shots, Marcy; we saw them when last in AZ, but got no photos.
Al

Great stuff, Marcy, well done! It looks like a variant of a cardinal!

Don't you just love the Desert Museum? One of our favorite places when we lived in Tucson. Were these guys in the aviary or just hanging around? Great pictures.

they were just hanging out in the coati enclosure - and around the grounds - a real nice find

Wow thats a beautiful bird ,great shots of it .

AZ amazes you all the time.

I love AZ. Thankfully I live here.

Nice photos Marcy.
The desert cardinal Pyrrhuloxia is a great bird.
There are always a few at the AZDM.

I found a wild gray fox nest in a tree there a couple weeks back. I gotta get back out to see if its still there. I couldnt get a shot that day.