This is the closest I have ever been to a Phainopepla without it flying away as soon as I point my
camera.
I drove to my side yard in my new Golf Cart, which makes a wonderful blind, and I waited.
My wait really paid off.
Olympus E-620
,Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 1/320s f/10.0 at 212.0mm iso200
with 1.4x Teleconverter
full exif