I love these conspicuous birds. Cardinals are hard to miss and now that the trees are bare and there’s little snow cover to brighten things up, they add some colour to a flat, dull landscape. They are one of the few birds that don’t migrate so I hope to see more of them as winter progresses. A nice reward for tramping through the woods at -10 Celsius!
December 15, 2016 at 11:59 am
…greaqt picture! Photos of the nature are my passion. http://www.aloisabsenger.wordpress.com
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December 15, 2016 at 2:20 pm
Thank you!
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December 12, 2016 at 8:28 pm
Beautiful photos! I love cardinals! Mine are always a little camera shy. I love that you were able to capture them 🙂
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December 12, 2016 at 9:54 pm
Thanks very much!
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December 10, 2016 at 10:40 am
I really love the two shots. He is almost animated as I glance from one to the other.
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December 10, 2016 at 1:20 pm
Thanks Laura. He was a great poser!
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December 10, 2016 at 3:13 pm
You’re welcome!
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December 8, 2016 at 7:57 pm
Especially pretty seen on a snowy day, they really brighten our winter days. Great shots, Belinda!
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December 8, 2016 at 8:49 pm
Thanks very much!
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December 8, 2016 at 7:29 am
Lovely cardinal. Seeing them in a snowy landscape is one of the rewards of winter trail walking.
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December 8, 2016 at 7:35 am
Thank you!
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December 7, 2016 at 5:20 pm
Lovely shots–Cardinals are one of my favorites and they often oblige with perky head poses.
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December 7, 2016 at 5:52 pm
Thank you, mine as well.
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December 7, 2016 at 4:59 pm
Simply beautiful!
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December 7, 2016 at 4:50 pm
Bright and nice composition 😀😀.
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December 7, 2016 at 5:41 pm
Thank you!
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December 7, 2016 at 3:26 pm
Lovely shots. Wish we had cardinals around here — they are like bright jewels against a winter landscape.
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December 7, 2016 at 3:54 pm
Thank you. Lovely description.
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December 7, 2016 at 2:47 pm
Magnificent photos, Belinda!
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December 7, 2016 at 3:53 pm
Thanks very much!
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December 7, 2016 at 1:36 pm
Amazing!
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December 7, 2016 at 3:53 pm
Thank you!
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December 7, 2016 at 1:01 pm
This is a beautiful shot. The cardinals always elude me. Maybe one day 😊.
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December 7, 2016 at 3:49 pm
Thank you. I hope you get your cardinal!
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December 8, 2016 at 1:23 pm
I can’t recall seeing one in California, but they are supposed to be in parts of the state. I need to make it a project when visiting my aunts in Virginia. I see them there a lot.
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December 7, 2016 at 12:48 pm
Beautiful shots, Belinda! I love this bird, although I’ve never seen one in real life. So handsome!
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December 7, 2016 at 12:59 pm
Thank you. I’m glad you like them!
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December 7, 2016 at 11:26 am
These are the perfect Christmas birds.
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December 7, 2016 at 12:20 pm
Yes that’s true.
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December 7, 2016 at 9:08 am
thank you for sharing these photos. I will never see a Cardinal on the West Coast so any photos are greatly appreciated.
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December 7, 2016 at 9:28 am
Thank you! I should be putting up more before too long.
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December 7, 2016 at 9:32 am
I will look forward to them, Cardinals are my favorite bird.
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December 7, 2016 at 7:32 am
I love how you can see his whiskery feathers in that first photo. 🙂
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December 7, 2016 at 9:21 am
Thanks!
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December 7, 2016 at 5:48 am
Lovely contrast!
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December 7, 2016 at 7:19 am
Thank you
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December 7, 2016 at 3:23 am
lovely pictures
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December 7, 2016 at 7:18 am
Thank you
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December 7, 2016 at 2:00 am
great closeups! I’m so envious — we don’t get Cardinals on the West Coast. always a pleasure to see photos of them, though!
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December 7, 2016 at 7:15 am
Thank you. They are the most colourful of birds!
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December 7, 2016 at 1:34 am
Very handsome looking birds they are. We do not have any all-red birds here.
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December 7, 2016 at 7:16 am
They are that!
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