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Juvenile Northern Cardinal


Juvenile Northern Cardinal
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Copyright: Jane Magen (jaycee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1785 W: 8 N: 4627] (14955)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS, 1.5 Teleconverter
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-07-08 8:25
Viewed: 412
Points: 48
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Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinals are a medium-sized songbird (approximately 8.75 inches in length) with short, rounded wings, a long tail, a heavy conical bill, and a crest. Males are nearly all brilliant red; brownish-gray-tinged scapular and back feathers give the upper parts a less colorful appearance. The coral red bill is surrounded by a mask of black that extends to a dark eye and includes the chin and throat. Legs and feet are dark red.
The female is soft grayish brown on the back with variable areas of red on the tail, crest, and wings. The underparts are a warm pinkish brown. Her coral red bill is also surrounded by darker but not black feathers, so her mask is not as distinct as the male's. Females are slightly smaller than males.

The juveniles are like females but more brown in color, with shorter crest and a blackish bill. They molt to adult plumage in fall.

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eqshannon, mayuresh, nglen, maurydv, pekkavalo1, gracious, CeltickRanger, Gert-Paassen, boreocypriensis, Jamesp, NinaM, tuslaw, ramthakur, eng55, haraprasan, zulfu has marked this note useful
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I wonder....are Northern Cardinals down there year around? It is a somewhat different looking part of the Cardinal family for me. Not sure if I have seen anything like this one before except on TN. Very nice Jane!
Bob

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1991 W: 5 N: 5540] (20950)
  • [2008-07-08 10:13]

Hi Jane. Even the young ones are colourful, which is not often the case. You have captured this one with good detail and natural colours. i do like the feathers on the head. TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

Hi Jane, lovely composition with beautiful bird, fantastic colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Bellissimo momento di cattura, ottimo taglio compositivo con uno splendido BG e molto bella la posa, buona nitidezza. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Hello Jane,
Many thanks for sharing this wonderful posting of Northern Cardinal!
good pose of it with a turning head to view the colourful plummage as well!
the image is sharp with good colour and details
well done
regards
Tony

Hi Jane,
Very good capture of young Northern Cardinal with good pose and composition, sharp details and nice colours. In a way you can tell its youngster by the empty look it has;o)
TFS
Pekka

hello Jane

beautiful image of this wonderful bird, beautiful colour tones
sharpness and details of the plumage, i love his pose, TFS

Asbed

Hello Jane,

Good shot of this young Northern Cardinal.
Nice pose has the bird and you have luck with such beautiful birds around your house and in your garden.

Gert

Hi Sis Jane, a lovely and fantastic shot a baby:p Northern cardinal in a lovely posture - as usual:). Splendid colours. TFS my Big Sister (because Leyla is young:d). Have a nice day! Take care!
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 0 N: 4842] (14380)
  • [2008-07-08 15:18]

Hi Jane

Lovely shot of this Northern Cardinal. Nice pose and detail.

James

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 566 W: 0 N: 1382] (4569)
  • [2008-07-08 17:51]

Good evening Jane, there is something in the eyes that says it is a juvenile, so sweet and cute with a roundness in the face. I like the blurred background, neutral in colour, leaving the colours of the cardinal show out more. It is sharp and beautiful, thank you!

Francine

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 8 N: 603] (1919)
  • [2008-07-08 18:17]

Nice shot Jane,
Looks like he is resting a bit. I like the nice close head shot you've managed to capture. Very soft natural colours in his plumage.
His crest kind of reminds me of the way my hair looks, when I get up in the morning.
Well done! Very good notes!!
Ron

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 284 W: 3 N: 767] (2748)
  • [2008-07-09 0:54]

Hi, Jane.
Nice bird. Excellent sharpness, colors and details.
Best regards
Siggi

You have captured a brooding expression in this bird's eye, Jane.
From your perspective, you have also given us a wonderful view of the plumage of this young fellow.
Very neat and crisp image.
TFS and regards.
Ram

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 3 N: 376] (1127)
  • [2008-07-09 1:36]

Hi Jane,
Very nice capture.I liked pose of bird,catchlight in eyes,BG and composition a lot.
Thanks for posting.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 4 N: 2302] (10736)
  • [2008-07-09 4:11]

Hello Jane Good catch of this bird sitting and waiting for someone. You have caught the expression perfectly. Ganesh

Hello Jane,
nice shot of northern cardinal with beautiful pose,perfect sharpness and great details,
well done,
tfs

Hi Jane,
A nice capture of this northern Cardinal. Very well composed with good details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Beautiful shot, sorry, the comp's got a virus, and the techie's not oome in still!
Goldy

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 0 N: 95] (585)
  • [2008-07-09 11:26]

Hello Jane, splendid shot of a young northern cardinal. TFS. Regards,
Mehmet

Hello Jane, very pretty shot, I like so much his pose, excellent colours and splendid soft background,
cheer,
friendly,
Pat

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-07-10 9:31]

Hello Jane

A real beauty.
It has taken a couple of years but I have some regular cardinals visiting my backyard feeder and just recently I have been able to approach them.I hope to get a capture half as good as this.
Lovely plumage and colours.
TFS


Rob

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4802] (21322)
  • [2008-07-10 13:45]

Hello Jane! Well done with the picture of this young one, well composed, good technique and an excellent result, thanks!

Mario

Hi Jane,
I have missed many of your pictures... They are such nice birds! I had the chance to see some today too. They were fooling around the bird feeder. This is a nice capture with natural colors and good composition. Thanks,
Claudine

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