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Signs of spring are already showing; my Taiwan flowering cherry tree is blooming and has started to put forth new green leaves. This male Northern cardinal found a resting place in its branches on a sunny day in late February.
The male Northern cardinal is a bright red bird with a beautifully varied song; the female is brownish taupe with hints on red on her crest and on her wings. They nest in low bushes and normally lay two or three eggs. Both male and female feed the hatchlings, approaching the nest in a roundabout way to distract would be predators. Cardinals pairs mate for life.
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Superb image Bonnie ! A fave !
Nicely captured..lighting and exposure is perfect. – Dennis
Awesome capture Bonnie!! Gorgeous color and detail and beautifully written description!!
Bonnie, this is just the PERFECT Spring imagery. Buds coming out and the regal cardinal singing his song of joy. Wonderful!
this is absolute perfection
Beautiful bird image. I love cardinals. This one is so beautifully framed by the branches and green leaves. Geez green leaves already down there. Good for you. We have rain mixed with snow and their talking 6-10 inches in the Chicago area.
Utter perfection, Bonnie. Superb composition and all round capture.Those birds are so lovely. Agnes xx
Gosh, Bonnie, you certainly got this little bird to pose for you perfectly. The composition is excellent as is the color. Nice work!
Excellent capture Bonnie. Nice job of neither over exposing or over saturating those reds. I have blown many cardinal shots!! Have to agree with Adam’s comments on the composition too … beautiful!!
Perfect, just as we have come to expect.
jxx