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There is at least one family of cardinals living in the woods near our house. They come to the bird feeder often, and since they are larger than other birds, I put out some seeds on the deck to make it easier for them, and also for me to photograph them.
Female cardinal
Female cardinal inspecting sunflower seeds
Male cardinal
Male cardinal
neihtn 
They’re so beautiful! We’ve got some cardinals here but I’ve not been able to catch them with my camera! Good job! 🙂
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I used a Canon SX 50HS which has proved to be very good for bird photos. It’s not very expensive.
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How joyful to have these lovely visitors 🙂
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Indeed, and they always come within a few minutes when I put out the seeds.
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The red cardinal colour of the male is absolutely brilliant !!!
Doda 🙂
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That red color is a sight to behold as the cardinal streaks through the tree branches, sometimes even in pursuit of the female cardinal.
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Very nice!
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Thank you Philip!
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Wonderful! I had no idea that the males are different colors than the female!
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Most of the time they are, different and prettier 🙂
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Bloody OUTRAGEOUS, that discriminatory colouring ! [grin]
Gorgeous shots, as ever, Hien !!
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Nature has usually made the male animal more colorful and handsome, because they need all the help they can get in order to attract their mates. That’s my theory anyway, M-R. 🙂
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I know, I know: I was just being a stirrer. 😉
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