Cardinal

Posted by Twelvebit (Victoria, United States) on 8 August 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

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Update

Came across an image of a Scarlet Tanager and the body and legs looked just like they do here. A Cardinal has a tuft of feathers at the top of his head, and while it doesn't look like this bird does, they may be pulled back --you can see some head feathers sort of puffed out just behind the branch. After further consideration, noting that he does have the black on his chest and around his beak that a Cardinal does, I'm back to my original identification.

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Comments (19)

Erik from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Superb shot ! Striking colors and great focus.

8 Aug 2008 6:53am

Eleftheria! from Athens, Greece

Perfect!

8 Aug 2008 7:17am

Cia from Kvänum, Sweden

Lovely! Colorful bird

8 Aug 2008 9:06am

Nina from Hamburg, Germany

Great shot of this wonderful red Cardinal!

8 Aug 2008 11:57am

@Nina: Turns out this may be a Scarlet Tanager --I need to do some more checking to make sure.

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Super shot, beautiful bird in a wonderful pose.

8 Aug 2008 1:24pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

It's full of vivid colors, and the red cardinal is especially radiant. Nice shot.

8 Aug 2008 1:46pm

@Evelyne Dubos: Turns out this may be a Scarlet Tanager --I need to do some more checking to make sure.

Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan

Beautiful creature.

8 Aug 2008 2:22pm

JoeB from Brampton, Canada

Brilliant colour, from the Great White Utopia.

8 Aug 2008 3:14pm

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Beautiful capture.

8 Aug 2008 4:29pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

so vivid and sharp! brilliant shot here mate -- love its delicate feet, clutching at the branch!

8 Aug 2008 6:32pm

Jac from Alfena, Portugal

Great shot, beautiful colors...

8 Aug 2008 6:45pm

Barbara from United Kingdom

What a beautiful bird, the colour is magnificent.

8 Aug 2008 7:01pm

@Barbara: Turns out this may be a Scarlet Tanager --I need to do some more checking to make sure.

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

nice capture!!

8 Aug 2008 8:45pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

great composition, dof and texture. what a beautiful bird, never seen one in person. normally the colors would be a bit saturated to my taste, but i think it's ok in that it sort of goes with the 'exotic' feel of the bird.

8 Aug 2008 8:56pm

@danthro: Turns out this may be a Scarlet Tanager --I need to do some more checking to make sure.

lisa v from Gawler, Australia

Can't say anything that has'nt already been said in triplicate :) well done, gorgeous.

8 Aug 2008 11:05pm

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

Spectacular colour!

9 Aug 2008 9:46pm

Persian King from Tehran, Iran

Cardinals are very colorful and lovely, they are closely related to Finches.

10 Aug 2008 2:53am

@Persian King: Turns out this may be a Scarlet Tanager --I need to do some more checking to make sure.

gbe from kansas city, United States

well done

10 Aug 2008 5:21pm

Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

love the colors and contrast

12 Aug 2008 10:06pm

@Melissa W.: Thanks. I just realized that this may be a Scarlet Tanager and not a Cardinal, though I need to do some more checking to make sure.

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