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Cardinalis cardinalis
The punk rocker of the bird world
No shutter remote. I'm working with Black-capped Vireos on Fort Hood and this Northern Cardinal was incidentally captured in my mist net. His crazed look is response to me not letting him go after he chomped on my finger for a bit. I got a fun shot but he got the last laugh as he pooped on me during release!
Spotted on Mar 14, 2012
Submitted on Jul 19, 2012
19 Comments
Awesome..! Congrats for the SOTD..:)
Great story and lovely SOTD - congratulations!
wickedywowsome shot! i am hypnothized by the red and those eyes! awesome bird, they occur in Belize as well, and to just see this photo so close, i just want to get more out in the flield back at home and wait for a cardinal to visit. jeje. nice!
Congratulations to you on your SOTD !!
Congratulations!
Thank you Yasser and everyone else for their comments! I see this species everyday, and it is hard not to take them for granted, but they really are a striking bird. And now I really respect that beak of theirs, very powerful!
Beautiful Spotting!
haha niccccce. congrats man!
Congratulations! Great photo!
Great shot! Congratulations!
Let me be the first after Yasser to say Congrats to you on your Spotting of the Day Award
Congratulations! This extreme close-up has been chosen as Spotting of the Day! Thanks for sharing your awesome photos and your knowledge with the community. We're looking forward to seeing more!
"The Northern Cardinal is a territorial song bird. The male sings in a loud, clear whistle from the top of a tree or another high location to defend his territory. He will chase off other males entering his territory."
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LOL, Thanks for the details of how you made your capture. I suspected because of the depth of field on this shot, it was a bird that was caught in a net for banding birds. At least he did that on you and not your lens.
No shutter remote. I'm working with Black-capped Vireos on Fort Hood and this Northern Cardinal was incidentally captured in my mist net. His crazed look is response to me not letting him go after he chomped on my finger for a bit. I got a fun shot but he got the last laugh as he pooped on me during release!
Wooooo
Fantastic close up. How did you do it? Shutter remote?
Great shot
haha! How did you get so close??
hilarious!