Monday, January 12, 2015

Mr. and Mrs.

 
Male and female Northern Cardinals,
weathering the snowstorm in our cedar tree.
 


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40 comments:

  1. Stunning capture of the radiant colour red on both birds. Gorgeous photos.

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  2. Beautiful birds and superb captures -- as always, Karen!! Hope you have a good week!! Thanks for sharing these!!

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  3. Cardinals are so pretty! We don't have these birds in Oregon. Nice photos!

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  4. Oh my. Oh my, oh my. There is a couple who I would LOVE to see.

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  5. Who needs parrots when we have beautiful vividly coloured birds like this.

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  6. Cardinals look tropical somehow; therefore it sort of seems that they have a harder time than other species dealing with the cold weather!

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  7. Gorgeous shots of the Mr & Mrs Cardinal. They look beautiful in the snow.. Have a happy day!

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  8. Happy New Year Karen!:) They truely are beautiful birds. Really lovely shots of them in the snow.

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  9. Beautiful birds! I love their bright feathers.

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  10. sweet lovelies. she's got some great red eyeshadow. :)

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  11. What an amazing bird to have in your garden, I envy you!

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  12. A lovely couple. They'll have beautiful children too!

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  13. ohhh yes and yes!! they are so easy to love!!!!

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  14. Beautiful portraits of a beautiful couple! It is no wonder they are Christmas card Stars! Such beautiful color on cold and snowy days.

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  15. So handsome, so pretty. Stunning photos Karen.

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  16. Beautiful pics! They are both so puffed up!

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  17. Fantastic shots Karen... I love those brilliant colours and their body shapes too. Really nice :D)

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  18. Fantastic shots of the cardinals.

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  19. lovely pics, the contrast between their bright plumage and the stark snow is terrific, specially the male! well done *S*

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  20. Wow Karen. Really wonderful look at this pair. Michelle

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  21. They look so cold!
    My favorite birds to see at my feeders.

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  22. They look so cold!
    My favorite birds to see at my feeders.

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  23. They're beautiful! I posted cardinals too.

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  24. Spectacular shots Karen. Thank you for sharing.

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  25. It's amazing how close they let you get!

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  26. That is an unusually colorful photo of a female cardinal, they both are so fluffy with the cold. I imagine they are looking forward to spring too!

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  27. Beautiful birds! These colors are amazing!

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