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Cardinalis
watch the sequence of shots showing how a male cardinal come in for berries. These are robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. The family ranges in size from the 12-cm, 11.5-gram Orange-breasted Bunting to the 25-cm, 85-gram Black-headed Saltator. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinctive appearances; the family is named for the red plumage (colored cardinal like the color of a Catholic cardinal's vestments) of males of the type species, the Northern Cardinal.
The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North and South America.
Family: Cardinalidae
Awesome pictures! I never made the connection to the cardinals of the Catholic church!
i think there is a hick up in the system...I corrected the mission (there were two put in mistakenly) to one or none but it still show the original wrong version...this is a notification.
thanks so much everyone...hope you enjoyed the series as much as I do. @ Heather: yes, having a backyard habitat does help me gets some good spotting.
The blueberry feeder platform gives a great opportunity. I just love the action in this series.
LOL, I have found the same thing, choosing two missions when I only wanted one. I'm sure I've a few birds showing up as mushrooms Love this photo.
I did not realize that I have chosen two mission..it is only suppose to be one. I corrected it and hopefully it does not happen again... good catch on your part.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/644...
This is the spotting of the female and you can see the difference in colors.
Very nice series, Susan!
I think the female of the cardinal is more orange and the male more red, for what I remember from seeing them in the gardens while I lived in MA, US.
I love cardinals! We have a park here in College Station inside a wildlife preserve that I go walking in several times a week with my dog, and it is full of cardinals :)
Steve...I did not know if there are orange cardinals but this is red and so i color corrected to reflect the red so I hope that is better represented. sorry about the exposure
Very nice spotting, Susan, and great sequence, too. I didn't realize some Cardinals could have such an Orange coloring ... I commonly see darker or Red. Nice work!
Raavendra...I am so pleased to be able to fill your heart with delight...you just made my day too. HAPPINESS ALL AROUND!!
"You catch a great series of happiness.This filled my heart with delight. "