Mr. Cardinal

[Mike Mancil]

I took about a dozen frames before he called a halt to the session and never did get catch him with his top crest extended.


D750, Nikkor 80-400 @ f/5.6, 1/4000 sec, ISO 800, 330mm, hand held.

 

[AlanLichty]

Wow - quite the color show. I wish we had these up here in the NW.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Oh wow, this is a stuner. Great color, pose and detail here, and great background.

 

[JimFox]

That is such a cool capture Mike! One of the things I get slightly jealous for is we have the ugliest birds here in California. Seeing a cardinal reminds me of all of the colorful birds I grew up with in the Midwest.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Wow - quite the color show. I wish we had these up here in the NW.

Oh wow, this is a stuner. Great color, pose and detail here, and great background.

That is such a cool capture Mike! One of the things I get slightly jealous for is we have the ugliest birds here in California. Seeing a cardinal reminds me of all of the colorful birds I grew up with in the Midwest.

Thanks guys, I’m surprised you don’t have Cardinals, they’re well known on this end of the country and are a tough and capable bird... Mike