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It snowed last night. When I got up this morning, six inches were on the ground and the snow was still coming down, light and fluffy.
This is a shot of our backyard. If you look carefully, you’ll see four Cardinals on the magnolia tree, and one at the feeder. On the upper right hand corner you will also see the Red-bellied Woodpecker on an oak tree branch.
Magnolia tree, left, and bird feeder
A couple of Cardinals posed in a rare family portrait.
Cardinals family portrait
Many song sparrows weathered the snowfall, perched on the magnolia branches.
Sparrows
One even got into the Cardinal family photo.
Cardinals and Sparrow
I couldn’t resist taking a photo of this brilliant Cardinal who posed for me.
Cardinal
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Wonderful birds,family portraits and lots of friendship in your snow-clad garden trees!
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Thanks Doda! That’s what makes the backyard interesting and worthwhile.
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Your family portrait studio made me smile! Love your beautiful “clients”!
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They are very obliging and pose willingly, as long as the feeder is not empty! 🙂
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Love your pictures of the cardinals. They used to be frequent visitors at my feeder but hardly any this year. Don’t know why.
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Thank you Beth! The cardinals we have do not migrate. I’ve been watching them since last spring, when many were still newly fledged, looking like fat babies tottering about.
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I dearly love your Cardinals Family Portrait! Beautiful!
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Thank you. I appreciate your comment.
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Those cardinals ! – are they designed specifically for photog.s to take shots of in the winter, in magnolia trees, d’you think, Hien ? [grin]
How lucky we are that it’s YOUR magnolia tree !
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Yes to all your questions! 🙂 Thank you M-R.
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Love the sparrow photobombing the cardinal family photo!
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Sparrows get into everything don’t they?!
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I stopped commenting because I found myself keep repeating the same words… Love your photos! 😉
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Thank you, Helen!
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Oh don’t, Helen – keep telling him, or he might decide this location is boring (again) ! [grin]
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Ha ha ha… No problem. I didn’t want to bore him…
Hien, I sent you an email to your Yahoo address… in case you don’t read email like some other bloggers..
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But I don’t HAVE a Yahoo email address ! – mine is at the bottom of the sidebar ….
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Bugger me ! – I forgot where I am ! Sorry, Helen: you’re not *here*.
lasciata@mail.com
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That is a beautiful view of your yard. These birds love to rest the Magnolia tree. 🙂
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Thank you Amy!
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I love the tonal quality of this image.
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Marvelous photographs. I find it hard to shoot when it’s very cold.
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Thank you Victor. I am shooting from inside the house, with the patio door open, just for a few minutes at a time.
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Sometimes living downtown in a condo is not ideal😄
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