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Both shot with the d70 + 105/2.8 micro nikkor

Shot with (naked) flash, M mode

http://images.potofgrass.com/host/cr
Shot on A mode all natural light

http://images.potofgrass.com/host/nfcr

Flashed one seems a little softer...
intersting how the flash really brings out the red....

Agree the first one looks a little softer then the second but I prefer the first one. You must have been close! I love these guys. Just in case you're interested, birds' feathers reflect light and hence why the colours are accentuated with the flash. Always good to use a little fill flash on birds if it's overcast or you're in the shade.