A change of plumage

for the breeding season! A red bishop slowly turns red, amazing what a different bird it becomes. The whole body turns black and the head stays red and black.

Severely cropped in gigapixel as it was very far away.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Sweet shot and I love his colors.

[PhotoCrazy]

So much color!

[Joan Robillard]

Colorful

[Casablanca]

I like the brightness of his feathers in the sunlight

[Lou Ann]

Nature is so amazing! He’s beautiful.

[Susan Wakely]

So lovely.

[Mags]

Beautiful shot!

[Beryl Lloyd]

So brightly coloured - I hope the ladies( birds) appreciate the effort!! fav

[Bucktree]

Beautiful plumage.

[gloria jones]

Wow...Such a sharp image...wonderful feather details

[katy]

Fantastic picture of the process and Impressive clarity

[Peter]

Beautifully captured in wonderful colour Diana:)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

love those colour contrasts

[Linda Godwin]

How bright and colorful he is!

[Allison Maltese]

So beautiful against the blue sky.

[George]

So colourful and superb against the sky.

[Heather]

A great capture to show his glorious colours in the sunlight! What a fascinating process! Fav

[Jo Worboys]

Just love this one Diana those vivid colours against the blue sky

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice

[Carole Sandford]

So colourful!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Putting on his best feathers for the ladies! Beautiful shot.

[Kathy A]

Lovely shot!

[Rick]

Great capture.

[Christina]

Wow what colours!

[Diana]

@mittens @photographycrazy @joansmor @casablanca @louannwarren @wakelys @marlboromaam @beryl @dkellogg @seattlite @grammyn @pcoulson @koalagardens @rontu @falcon11 @gaf005 @365projectorgheatherb @365projectorgjoworboys @elisasaeter @carole_sandford @olivetreeann @kjarn @rickster549 @christinav Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Paula Fontanini]

Beautiful capture Diana! His beautiful color coordinates nicely with the foliage! Isn't it wonderful that we have the capability to severely crop these days and still have useable photos!