Northern Cardinal (Male) at Bird Feeder

"Male Cardinal at Bird Feeder"

 

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY – MY BACKYARD, FL

This male Northern Cardinal was photographed in my backyard using a Nikon D90 camera body that was attached to a Tamron 28-300mm lens. Usage of a bird feeder brings all varieties of birds, so if you have a back yard and love watching birds, it is a must-have!

The male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is perhaps responsible for getting more people to open up a field guide than any other bird. They’re a perfect combination of familiarity, conspicuousness, and style: a shade of red you can’t take your eyes off. Even the brown females sport a sharp crest and warm red accents. Cardinals don’t migrate and they don’t molt into a dull plumage, so they’re still breathtaking in winter’s snowy backyards. In summer, their sweet whistles are one of the first sounds of the morning.

The Northern Cardinal is a fairly large, long-tailed songbird with a short, very thick bill and a prominent crest. Cardinals often sit with a hunched-over posture and with the tail pointed straight down.

Male cardinals are brilliant red all over, with a reddish bill and black face immediately around the bill. Females are pale brown overall with warm reddish tinges in the wings, tail, and crest. They have the same black face and red-orange bill.

Northern Cardinals tend to sit low in shrubs and trees or forage on or near the ground, often in pairs. They are common at bird feeders but may be inconspicuous away from them, at least until you learn their loud, metallic chip note.

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    7 Thoughts to “Northern Cardinal (Male) at Bird Feeder”

    1. Joyce.Epel

      Very nice Alan

    2. Lauren.Delambre

      Fantastic pix!

    3. Stacy21

      Beautiful and colorful.

    4. Rachel

      This is one of my favorite birds!

    5. Angela

      Great picture. I love your work.
      Only wish I could take great pictures like this.

    6. Alan S. Hochman

      You can Angela. Just keep doing it and learning from your experiences.

    7. aa vijaykumar

      excellent photo

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