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Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Cardinalis cardinalis
A robin-sized songbird with bright red features across body in males & a more brownish/gray overall body in females (see final photo). Bright red bill & black facial mask makes males stand out.
Neighborhoods, Gardens, Woodlands.
This male cardinal was on the woodland edge along a bike path near a suburban area of Fairfax County, Virginia. These photos were taken with a Canon EF100-400 f/4-f/5.6 lens mounted on a Canon Rebel T2i.
Lat: 38.74, Long: -77.26
Spotted on Apr 7, 2012
Submitted on Jul 9, 2012
12 Comments
Thanks both! Sshodapp, I've never seen them do that but would be very cool to watch firsthand.
Greetings (also Fairfax Co.) - Here's a new one for me this spring... Watching 2 male Cardinals swooping around backyard area (overlooking Little Difficult Run) in tandem on several occasions. Never saw this activity before...fascinating!
Nice series!
Thanks Phil, here too in Virginia!
Great series! One of my favorite birds and also my state bird.
Thanks so much everyone, sorry for the late reply, school semester kept me away!
Amazing!
Rob, this is a great series of photos!
Thanks for sharing! I really enjoy watching the cardinals come to our bird feeder. I live in McLean, VA, lots of them around here!
Very nice spotting, Beautiful birds,
They are gorgeous birds, and they never seem to want to sit still for long in the open, I'm glad this pair cooperated.
Never seen Cardinals look so pretty! The Mrs. looks gorgeous!