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Almost all of the photos that you see on this blog have been cropped, sometimes drastically, so that their main focus, birds small and not so small, are not lost in their surroundings. Today I was able to entice a male Northern Cardinal to come closer. The resulting image required no cropping, and here it is.
In the following photo, a Cardinal was confronting a House Finch. The action took place much further away, so the following photo was cropped to less than half of the original.
Even though he was smaller, the House Finch stood his ground and did not budge from his perch.
This is I love, my favorite birds in a perfect shot.
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Thank you Mary!
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The action shot of the cardinal in flight is superb ~ just a beautiful, living piece of art and you captured it so well.
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Thanks, Randall! Fast paced drama like that occurs in my backyard every day. I just have to be ready when it happens, because it is usually very fast. Birds never fight long wars like some other species.
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Yes, that is a trait that we should emulate as well 🙂 Cheers to a good week!
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Lovely action shot!
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Great work stopping the action here… you must have used a fast shutter speed.
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Thanks Eric. Shutter speed was 1/2500 sec.
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A magnificent capture of the cardinal pausing in the air ready to land. The first one is so beautiful!
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Way to go finch!!!!! Wonderful photos!
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Oh I love these. We have a finch feeder in our back yard and one day, when I finally will be able to decide what camera I want to buy, then I will take many pictures.
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Oh, you should hurry get that camera and start taking pictures! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
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Wonderful captures.
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Great colours
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Great photos, Hien; I especially like the one of the cardinal and house finch. Not surprised that the house finch voiced a challenge. 😀
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Thank you, Jet! House Finches are tough birds. That’s why they have been spreading from the West Coast to the East Coast.
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What an awesome picture of that Cardinal coming in for a landing!
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Thank you for stopping by and commenting. I’m glad you like the photo.
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