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Jet Black Topknot

On one of our desert hikes in the Tucson area, we came across these jet-black Cardinal-like birds...a Phainopepla. They fly in an up and down motion, very nerv...
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On one of our desert hikes in the Tucson area, we came across these jet-black Cardinal-like birds...a Phainopepla. They fly in an up and down motion, very nervous, and often perch at the very tops of trees and shrubs.
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NIKON D7500

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settings

Aperture 9/1 ISO 320 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 8500/10

location

location

Tucson, Arizona, US

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2022

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I have never seen one here. I sure would like to! Nice capture.

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