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Phainopepla looking soooooo fine.
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A gorgeous Phainopepla.
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a dark, regal-seeming bird with feather colorations of light and dark chocolate and cinnamon layered like geologic eras, with a bright eye and rockabilly crest.

The Goth Cardinal (real name: Phainopepla) evolved into a symbiotic relationship with desert mistletoe, obtaining nutrition without destroying their seeds, which are then excreted onto the tree branches where the plant grows, continuing the bird’s food supply. Each needs the other to survive; each supports the other.
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a gorgeous and commanding shiny black bird with a high crest and bright red eye.

Phainopepla literally translates as “shining robe” but this dark, dapper aristocrat with the piercing red eyes and high-fashion crest is sometimes called The Goth Cardinal.
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Gorgeous, glossy black bird with penetration red-hot eye, rockabilly crest and a long tail; slender, with an upright posture as pi perches on a green branch. Its beak is short and slender; its gaze, intense.

Phainopepla

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A striking black bird perched gracefully on a tree branch, showcasing its vibrant plumage against the natural backdrop.

Some know him as The Goth Cardinal. Scientists call him Phainopepla, which means “Shining Robe.” Desert mistletoe berries fuel his escapades. His fabulousness is undeniable.
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A large glossy-black bird with a long tail and pointed crest above his head has eyes like laser beams and attitude like an ancient Aztec chieftain gazing over a kingdom.

In case your Winter landscape is a little monochromatic right now, here’s a colorful Perpetual Journal page of mine that can add some color to your day!

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #outdoors #Ocotillo #Fall #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #birdsong #Phainopepla #FarmersMarket #chile

My 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Phainopepla; my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of Ocotillo leaves changing from green to yellow to brown (Fall foliage); & my 2022 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of Anaheim Chiles changing color from green to orange to red.

#BirdMaxxing: 1 bird/hour until 11/11 🤖
Phainopepla, 14th November 2022
Tucson Mountain Park, Old Tucson, Arizona
Canon EOS R5, Canon 800mm f/11, 15% crop, 1/250s, ISO 250
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A very dark, somewhat silhouetted songbird with a very spiky crest perches high in a distant, thin-branched tree.

The Goth Cardinal abides.

(Some humans call him Phainopepla.)

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A bird with shiny black feathers and a bright red eye

Ran into some Phainopeplas on this morning's sunrise walk, tough lighting conditions:

Female and Male in flight
Female and Male perched

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A female Phainopepla is flying to the right showing brown colors with white wing patches.

A male Phainopepla is flying to the left showing black colors with white wing patches.

A female Phainopepla is perched and looking to the right showing overall brown coloring and red eye.

A male Phainopepla is perched and looking to the right showing overall black coloring and red eye.

Here are some chibis of Maiveau‘s ocs and sona that I drew for her birthday! These characters are so cute and they have such interesting personalities! ✨

Mai the Moth, Crysti the Cat, Demon the Cat, & Spaz the Phainopepla all belong to @ Maiveau (Instagram/Twitter)

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My new #introduction for my new cohort on sonomu.club! I'm Polly Springhorn, a #composer #performer #improviser #writer from Oakland, CA USA. The groups I play in are duo B Experimental Band, Usufruct, and Ghost in the House. My solo projects are #phainopepla and Dubious Candy. I've written and arranged music for flutes which can be gotten from ALRY Publications. I'm also #wiccan and an M.Div. student at Cherry Hill Seminary. Hail and well met!

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