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Cardinal Fun
Female cardinals are truly unique in the avian world. Unlike most other female songbirds, female cardinals sing, and sometimes a longer and more complex song than their mates, and they converse as well while she sits on the nest. Though they may seem drab in comparison to their brilliant scarlet mates, she guards the nest […]
Cardinal Camouflage II
Female cardinals need camouflage too, and this lady has chosen a suitable backdrop of dry river birch leaves and just a few from the burning bush, which is still burning at the moment. The male cardinal modeled his backdrop just the other day. But just so you can see the photo I really wanted, here […]
Cardinal Camouflage
A bright male cardinal is still camouflaged against the fallen leaves, but not for long. Very little snow here, and none in their favorite feeding space surrounded by the spruce, river birch, azalea and burning bushes. . . . . . . . All images used on this site are copyrighted to Bernadette E. Kazmarski […]
Enchanted Cardinal
It’s just the lilac with leaves opening in bright green, but this cardinal looks as if she is in a tunnel of magic twigs, fading in and out of reality. I love to play with depth of field. I was also a little concerned, though, on opening the photo on my computer and seeing that […]
The Cardinal in Spring
You can’t help but be a showoff when you’re covered in bright red and wearing a little crested hat. I’ve been waiting for just the right shot where the cardinal’s bright red answers spring’s bright green.
The Kissing Cardinals
Cardinals will do this as a courtship ritual, feed each other seeds. I thought it was past the time for courtship for cardinals, but perhaps they are on a little honeymoon. I wish the lighting had been a little different on this. There is a little sunlight on the cardinals, but because my neighbor’s steps […]
Cardinal Says Hello
An American Cardinal stops on the deck to tip his crest in our direction and say hello on a sunny late winter afternoon.
A Cardinal Brightens Up the Morning
One of many flashy cardinals who color my world on winter mornings. I’m sure he’s indicating that I haven’t been on the ball with filling the feeders and bird baths.
Three Cardinals
I often see several male cardinals together but I’m not always able to get them in one photo, especially with snow as a backdrop. They were hovering in a protected shrub as the snow was quickly falling and swirling around.
The Cardinal in Spring
You can’t help but be a showoff when you’re covered in bright red and wearing a little crested hat. I’ve been waiting for just the right shot where the cardinal’s bright red answers spring’s bright green.
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