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Hiding in the bushes…caught on camera 
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Cardinal Carnival!…. Show yours!
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Adding another from years ago…..
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Nice detail
Thank you Mark…
Larry, love the seasons of your shots.
Mr with a hop in his step, and Mrs visiting the fountain
Mr with a hop in his step, and Mrs visiting the fountain
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Your water feature is really cool….attracts an interesting diversity (I remember the quail family bath)
This one was from February 2018 during a freezing rain. You can see the ice on the branches….no good way to crop this one….is what it is..
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…Just noticed that “Mrs.” has a saguaro behind her…… love that “Plena”.
Cardinals seem to frequent the Cooper’s Hawk lunch menu. Maybe they fly slow and are easy to spot.
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Jose Raposo
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A couple I shot last winter. The male landed on a branch during a heavy snowfall. A few seconds later his lady friend showed up. The snow was beautiful that morning (cold and wet but beautiful).
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Really nice Jose,…. I always like including the surroundings to make the image more than a field guide shot…
These are great Jeff! Cardinals in the snow are a winner in winter! Well done! I might have something similar…
…..I found one from March of 2013 during a storm. Somehow they seem oblivious to the weather and buildup of snow on branches. Getting the exposure right with all the “white” is tricky. It’s a bit easier now than it was 12 years ago….
Eventually learned how to compensate for that…
Eventually learned how to compensate for that…
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Thank you. If you have similar, put them up. Can't have too many cardinals during these gray days of winter.These are great Jeff! Cardinals in the snow are a winner in winter! Well done! I might have something similar…
Turberticus
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I have way too many photos of these birds! They're abundant and super easy to photograph so I have lots to choose from.
Northern Cardinal on a piece of mossy bark I set up next to my feeding station:
On one of my favorite perches, and I love the lighting here.
In the snow
Northern Cardinal on a piece of mossy bark I set up next to my feeding station:
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On one of my favorite perches, and I love the lighting here.
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In the snow
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Here are two of my captures.
Both shots from my backyard in a small tree.
Both shots from my backyard in a small tree.
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Wow! These are great! The “mossy bark” shot is especially nice.
Turberticus
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Thanks! It's fun playing with different perches/backgrounds, etc.Wow! These are great! The “mossy bark” shot is especially nice.
Thankl you. Both shots from my backyard in the bushes near our feeders.
The cardinals are seen more frequently here than other species. And they seem to nest in odd places like this spruce bush on our sidewalk. Seeing them come & go we were curious and found a clutch of eggs. Then hatchlings and a youngster. Care was taken not to disturb nest….iPhone pics only.
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out in the wild, they tend to nest in underbrush and understory vegetation typically at the edges of woods and field. The spruce bush probably looked like the perfect home to them. Out in a wild setting they would have made a nest in a similar location. Cardinals are amazing and have adapted very well to humans.
Jose Raposo
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Here is one I shot this week during the full moon. It was about 45 minutes after sunrise. The cardinal was singing like it was springtime. Fortunately, he stuck around long enough for me to take a couple steps to the right and align the full moon behind him. No sky replacements or photo merging here, just luck that the bird allowed me to take a couple steps.
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