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| Cardinalis cardinalis |
Such pretty birds! Northern cardinals are regular visitors to our feeders. The males are bright red; the females are green and gray with a few red highlights.I don't know what's going on the last photo. The birds were quietly feeding and just as I clicked the shutter there was a flutter of wings and then the male flew off. In the frozen-in-time image, it appears that he attacked the female, but she did not seem flustered or hurt.
And what a lovely view it is too! Great shots of the cardinals.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cardinal photos! I love how bright the sun is in that first shot just making them shine!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colour red, Linda. Good series on this bird that is foreign to my shores, although I have seen it many times in books.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful creature! It definitely deserves to be photographed.
ReplyDeleteCardinals are so beautiful. To bad it's the males that are so vibrant.
ReplyDeletea beautiful couple. :) Nice shots.
ReplyDeleteAmazing photography. Exotica!!!
ReplyDeleteNeat shots of our state bird!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what startled Mr. Cardinal in that last picture, but I like the result. You got wonderful photos of the cardinal couple.
ReplyDeleteYou are featuring my favourite Mr and Mrs today! Their colours are such a welcome sight in my winter wonderland right now. I don't know what came over Mr Cardinal, he's usually such a gentleman!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful bird. I have never seen this before.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
From Hilda
I LOVE cardinals!! Happens to be our state bird here :)
ReplyDeleteWe see a lot of cardinals here. I love the bright red of the male. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteGreat captures, especially that last photo. We've had lots of cardinals hanging around this winter here as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments. The cardinal is our state bird in Virginia but also for about a half-dozen other states.
ReplyDeleteThey are common here and it is interesting to hear from people who never get to see them. Sometimes I see four or five in our yard! So colorful!
Beautiful shots of the Cardinals. The last shot is a great capture.
ReplyDeleteLinda, we also live in VA and often will see as many as 6 male and female cardinals at a time in the creoe myrtle trees near the feeders. It is unusual though to see both the male and female feed together. They seem to take turns.
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