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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY – ENCHANTED FOREST PARK, FL
This photograph of a cardinal was taken at Enchanted Forest Park North Miami, FL. The subject was shot at a distance of approximately 30 feet using a Nikon D-90 and a Tamron 28-300mm telephoto lens on a sunny day.
Cardinal Trivia:
The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North and South America. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae (previously placed in Emberizidae).
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.
Fabulous photo
Fantastic photograph
Why do I find more wildlife 5 minutes from my house than most of my time spent in the Everglades?
bad neighborhood ??
For neighbors…YES. for critters, perfect! lol
boids is easy, dere everywhere
True, but they also poop everywhere!
why on my lawn chairs, stinken Robins
Awww, they just like you! lol But this bird is a CARDINAL
not a jewish bird ( I knew it was a Cardinal)had fried Indigo Buntings for breakfast
With tartar sauce? Ummmmmm The feathers always get stuck in my teeth! lol
Great shot!!
Very nice!! AND has a seed in his mouth!
Love it!
Are you strictly Florida based? Your pix are excellent.
Awesomw pix
What camera(s) do you use?
Did you go to school for this???
beautiful red bird !