Saturday, November 3, 2012

Cardinal/Sunday Best

 Male northern cardinal on a rainy afternoon last week

A pair of cardinals has been visiting an apple tree near where we've hung a feeder filled with sunflower seeds. The male is there fairly often but the female is shy making it harder to capture her with my lens. I'll feel ecstatic when I photograph her!

A slightly different pose

I am linking to Your Sunday Best at A Rural Journal

36 comments:

  1. Beautiful captures! I would love to see and photograph one.

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  2. He sure is a good looking fella. I would be so excited to be able to capture a picture of this bird.

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  3. We have lots of cardinals in Connecticut. They are among my favorite northern birds. This guy looks well fed.

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  4. We don't have them here, unfortunately. Haven't seen one since my last visit to Kingston.

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  5. Such a handsome wee guy; lets hope his mate plucks up her courage soon!

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  6. Beautiful! I've never seen a cardinal in the wild.

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  7. We have lots of cardinals in this area. If you were here you would have a variety a females to photograph. We frequently have more than 10 at our feeders at any given time. They love black sunflower seeds.

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  8. I wonder, in case they would need to hide, what they would do with such colours... :)
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  9. Oh I love Cardinals great shot I love coming here. B

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  10. Love the cardinals, I am in Cincinnati and cardinals are abundant. I always love to see their color on white snowy days.
    Visiting via A Rural Joural.

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  11. She is putting on a bright winter coat.

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  12. Very pretty! I don't see a lot of cardinals around here, although I think we have them - I just love their red color!

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  13. Good for you We don't have many around. I do love their bright colours!
    Cheers from Cottage Country!

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  14. he is certainly a bright spot for a rainy day...

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  15. Ptak - pan, jest piękny. Mam nadzieję ptaka- panią też wreszcie kiedyś "złapiesz" aparatem. Pozdrawiam.
    Bird - You are beautiful. I hope the bird-lady, finally one day "catch" camera. Yours.

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  16. I usually see photos in the snow, it's nice to see it with autumn colours!

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  17. Lovely background color he's posing against!
    I put out my first winter seed yesterday and the cardinals have already found it.

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  18. Very nice! I appreciate seeing your cardinal bird shots as we don't have them here.

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  19. Cardinals are such beautiful bird with their vivid color. You caught that well.

    =)

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  20. He is so beautiful...fantastic captures! I love cardinals, they especially brighten up our dreary winter months!

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  21. A rascally bird but quite attractive. Like some people I know! Not naming names.

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  22. These cardinals are a rare sight, I love their bright, cheery color - wonderful to see in autumn!

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  23. It will need to snow before we see our cardinal pair. You captured such a handsome fellow. :)

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  24. A cardinal, how perfect. My favorite bird.

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  25. I love Cardinals, they make such wonderful pictures.
    Janice

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  26. Great photos....when the fall color leaves behind only browns and greys, the spot of red on a cardinal's back can make one smile!

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  27. Ah.... you know these birds just steal my heart! Great captures of such a handsome fella!

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  28. What a bright spot in the landscape.

    Darla

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  29. Lucky you!! He is gorgeous, and it looks as though he knows it!!

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  30. i've been seeing more and more of these little guys too!

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