Friday, February 02, 2007

The Beauty of Red (Northern Cardinal)

You must look at this image in a larger size. I threw some BOSS on the table so the Cardinals would be shielded from the strong cold wind while they were eating. This guy was the first one to check it out so I decided to take a shot of him. Just look at that little pink tongue :o) He is a true beauty!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was sure I had commented on this picture but must have done it in my mind!! This is the most amazing shot - so close up and to get the exact moment where you can see the tongue!!! I actually have never seen a photo like this before. You must click on it to see the larger version - so incredible.

ShutterFreak said...

Thanks Ocean ... I have a better "tongue" shot on a Bluejay. I will post it later so you can see it!

Anonymous said...

Hello, there!
My name is Rosanna I know your are a bird lover, and I need some tips about feeding the backyard bird. Actually I am in a city of Texas, and I live in an apartment instead of a house. I wanted to feed the birds, but all that came to eat are house sparrows except one pair of Northern Cardinals. I just learned house sparrows are considered “bad” by people, in this sense, I should not feed them, but I still want to feed the cardinals. What should I do? I am using a bag of “wild bird seeds mix”, but both the cardinals and the sparrows eat them. I wonder in your knowledge, is there anything that cardinals like to eat while detested by the sparrows? Is that possible? Am I wrong if in order to feed the Cardinal I also feed a bunch of sparrows? I am so puzzled now.
I will be very appreciative of your reply! Thank you! My e-mail is rosanna_2003@hotmail.com.