Carol DM
Captured this beautiful red male Cardinal at my deck feeder. He decided to stop eating for a minute and look at the camera. A rare shot for sure. They are usually camera shy.
©CarolDM 2018
I love watching the birds come to my deck feeder. During the winter you never know what birds will show up. The cardinals were a daily visitor this winter. They love the black oil sunflower seeds. So every day I would go out, sometimes twice a day and refill the feeder. And I had to keep plenty of fresh water in the bird bath. Then others birds would come for a visit, but never enough time to get the camera to get a photo of all of them. I was lucky to catch this shot, he was looking right at me. I had the tripod setup from inside, behind the glass patio doors. So cool to see these wild birds so close. I have read that if you feed the birds through the winter they will usually return in the spring and raise their family. I hope this is this case. Would be cool to see baby cardinals.
I am continuing with the 365 Photos Challenge and I am now on Day 106.
Well done! Nice post!
We’ll… the sunflower seeds are one of their favorite things to eat. So I kind of lured them but the photo was a challenge for sure.
They sit at the feeder and stare inside a lot.
you got a really GOOD shot of that one up close is the best kind of photos to get.
I got lucky and thank you very much, it was definitely a challenge.
yeah but if you stick with it that’s when it turns into fun.
Cardinals ? I never heard about them before.
Audobon.org: One of our most popular birds, the Cardinal is the official state bird of no fewer than seven eastern states. Abundant in the Southeast, it has been extending its range northward for decades, and it now brightens winter days with its color and its whistled song as far north as southeastern Canada. Feeders stocked with sunflower seeds may have aided its northward spread. West of the Great Plains, the Cardinal is mostly absent, but it is locally common in the desert Southwest.
Because you plant goodness you always reap the good, too, Carol. Always happy to see the beautiful birds through your eyes and the photos you show here
How kind Albert, I try to capture the moments I see from my deck and this one inside my home, looking out on the deck. Happiness and joy are what they bring as you know.
Yes, I understand. How lucky you are
Thanks Albert and this bird is special because my Dad always had tons at his bird feeder and we would talk all the time about them. Good memories.
You are most welcome, Carol
What a pretty bird! I do hope he decides to raise his family there, and you (and we) get to see his babies 🙂
Thanks Norman, they are a beautiful bird indeed. I have fingers and toes crossed they will be back. 🙂
Beautiful bird, we don’t get these birds and nice capture Carol.
Yes they are stunning to see with their bright red.
The cardinal looking at the camera is great for this post.
I know, and I was ready for him, it was a cool moment.
My pleasure to give you a compliment.
Amazing capture, such a beautiful bird! Hopefully they’ll return in the spring, that would be great to see 🙂
Thanks Courtney it is a challenge to get photos of them.
Cardinals are birds that we rarely have, though we’ve sure been getting a lot of cedar waxwings lately…despite the snow.
I would love to see a waxwing, they are stunning.
Cardinals are such beautiful birds……
Yes they are Branka, I love seeing them.
You were lucky to have this picture taken. I, like Ellie, have seen them just picture these beautiful birds.
They always come during the winter for the sunflower seeds. I hope they will return soon. They are gorgeous birds. My Dad and I always talked about them, he had what he called red birds (cardinals) and I had bluebirds.Good memories.
This is an amazing capture, Carol! Cardinals are such beautiful birds, I’ve only seen them in photos.
Thank you Ellie, I love seeing them. My Dad always called them redbirds.