Ooo, that's a really neat looking bird, hyperknux! On the topic of red birds, here's a picture of a cardinal. Credit for the shot goes to my girlfriend, but I helped spot it and touched it up in photoshop. We happened to spot it really close by while walking on a small trail in our neighborhood. We saw an otter yesterday, but unfortunately we weren't able to capture it...(on film). It dove underwater only a few seconds after we first saw it.
updated that animation, but i really need to clean it up http://gifmaker.cc/PlayFrameAnimation.php?folder=2015050405pakwvwkymWBBq417IBVlak
Damn, son, you just explained why it's my worst nightmare.
You also explained what's wrong with it, so I don't even know what to say. I do see some faults with the outline having some badly placed points, such as under the mouth and in the ribbon around his neck.