Primary Pals
An indigo bunting and a Northern cardinal were sharing space on a brick ledge on my patio. I was struck by the beauty of their primary colors side by side against the vibrant green background of the trees just budding in the warmth of spring. It was hard to get them both in sharp focus so I had to splice two photos together to try to achieve the results.
This was the first time I’d ever seen these two kinds of birds together and when I researched them in my field guides, I learned they are actually relatives, cousins of sorts, that belong to the finch family, so very fitting that they came together to share a meal.
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skyhorse
instant fav here, what a great colour contrast these 2 give – bravo!
Waleska Luker
gorgeous! Perfect for the First Things Group!
Troy W. Smith
Beautiful shot. WOW!
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Michelle *
Perfect! Love it, congrats on the feature
jinney
Ahhhh…this is so lovely Bonnie !
Congratulations on your feature!
-jinneyxx
Krys Bailey
Can’t see the join Bonnie and I’ve now and again used two photos to create one with better dof – glad I’m not alone in my jiggerypokery! ;o) What a stunning contrast these two guys make – you have such brightly coloured birds – most of ours are pretty dull but they do sing beautifully!!! Are these guys good songsters???? I bet they are that too!!!! Oooh I’m green with envy…. bit sinful for Good Friday….......... ;o)
Alison Cornfor...
What incredible colours! Well done on your post-processing work!
jesika
I can’t see the join, either, Bonnie.
You have such beautiful birds in your life.
Congratulations on your feature
A Happy Easter to you all.
jx
Karen Tillotson
oh how perfect! Well done and congrats on you well deserved feature!
jerry alcantara
beautiful!
Jan Stead JEMp...
Hi Bonnie,
once again an absolutely superb shot of beautiful birds in your corner of the US…I adore Cardinals. We used to have both them and Blue Jays in Virginia. But even more impressive than your usual genius, is the post production work and ‘splicing together’ of two shots.
And how amazing that they’re cousins of a sort, and belong to the same family….a deep analogy in there somewhere I think!! ;)...xxxxOo
: )
Karin Taylor
how gorgeous are these two?!! :)
Lynn Bauer
What beautiful birds!!!! How I wish we had such colorful ones here!! Great job, Bonnie!!
Lois Bryan
beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!!!! We have the cardinals here … fairly commonly, but I’ve only seen an indigo one time in all these years!!! i just assumed they were insectivores as they don’t come to my feeders. Your seeing the two together is a rare and special event!!!!!! My congratz!!!!! Gorgeous image!! I’m in awe (and envy, lol!!![]())
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Béla Török
Brilliant capture, Bonnie!
Lois Bryan
... and by the way … outstanding photography work here … and putting the two together for the best detail was inspired!!!!! More please!!!!!
Kimberly Palmer
I love all the comments, so well deserving!
You did a beautiful job with the “splice” – these birdies are so handsome!
Dave & Trena P...
Beautiful capture.
Barry Norton
Absolutely beautiful Bonnie, Congratulations with the feature