Cardinal

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I love to see cardinals come to our bird feeder.  They are beautiful birds.  They get along well with the other species, but they are also shy. Let me appear at the window with a camera and the cardinal will fly away. For that reason, it is difficult to capture a good image of this winged beauty.

I caught this one just before he took to wing.

This one flew into a crab apple tree waiting for me to go away.

Cardinal
Brightest beauty you,
Scarlet flash across the sky,
Handsome yet humble.

Which is you favorite bird?

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About Chuck

I am retired after a career in electronics and in publishing. Today, my wife of 50+ years, Sylvia, and I live in a house on a hill beside a dirt road in rural west Michigan. We enjoy living in this country environment where livestock and wild life out number the human population.

10 thoughts on “Cardinal”

  1. in the second picture, he looks like he has a little smile on his face…. hahahaha

  2. Cardinals are one of my favorite birds. I have trouble picking just one favorite, but cardinals would be right at the top of that list.

  3. Oh they are so wonderful! We have a few couples here. Your cardinals are quite fat!

  5. FishHawk, They are pretty.

    Lin, I awoke this morning to a cardinal's song. I think you're right.

    Vanilla, Well put my friend.

    Clara, You must have a problem with squirrels. I know you do, I've seen them there.

    Mtn Girl, Those were indeed female cardinals. I think they too are pretty — just like the guys. Only different — as it should be.

  6. Nice pic! During ALL THAT SNOW, I staked out my windows and got some good pictures of the birds feeding out back. There were some that looked like cardinals but were brown with orangish beaks; I wondered if they were the females?
    If you get a chance, please check out the pics. I posted them on MtnGrl Musing's page on Facebook, so you have to beome a fan. My favorite there is one I got of a cardinal in flight!

  7. I really love the cardinal in the tree. We don't get cardinals on the feeders because they weigh enough to close them.

    I love all the birds, but I really like the little juncos on deck.

  8. Gorgeous pictures. Well done, Chuck. The cardinal brings a touch of warmth to the cold, dreary winter landscape.

  9. Those are good photos, Chuck. They are tough to get!

    I actually heard a cardinal singing just now when I let Hobbes out onto the patio. Nice to "hear" spring!

  10. Oh, I love cardinals, and not just on account of the St. Louis Cardinals, neither. Great pics!

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