Fishing for Birds by Punaguy
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I got tired of chasing birds around my yard with mixed results so I decided to buy some bird feeders and place them strategically around my picture window. It took a couple of days for the birds to finally find the feeders and this was one of my first visitors. To the best of my knowledge this is a female Northern Cardinal, quite common here. She never did go to the feeder and after some research I found that: Female cardinals get waited on hand-and-foot by their male partners. Their male partners pick up the seeds from the feeders and take the seeds to the females. After a few minutes the male showed up and brought her some seeds...I guess chivalry is alive and well in the bird kingdom.
Thanks for you many comments on my last post, I thank all of you for taking the time to leave some feedback...Aloha to All!
Comments (33)
thevolunteer
Oh my gosh, Dave. This is gorgeous. Such beautiful colors. You are too good for me..Aloha friend
nongo
Thank goodness it's alive somewhere!!! LOL!!!! Excellent shot!! I have bird feeders too and I find it interesting to watch all the different visitors... Aloha...Akemi
rayburg
Excellent capture..the colors are beautiful..go out and get another bag of feed..LOL
WandM
A bit spoiled the ladies are ;) A beautiful picture in all options.
MaydaMason
very beautiful portrait! love the balancement of the elements! perfect dof
Zacko
When i was a wee boy, my neighbours son used to really spoil the birds with all kinds of treats. Birds would come from all around my village to feast in his yard....then one day when he felt he had tricked enough birds into coming, he took his daddys shotgun....well....was a horrible sight, let me tell ya. #:O( What a pretty pretty pretty bird this is. And your capture is perfect!!!! Having it offcentered like that on that branch with that incredible DOF behind it. Brilliant work my friend. Hope you get to have a wonderful day there in sunny Hawaii..sigh...frost outside here...UGH. #:O)
suresh_krishna
Bird feeders are useful to entice birds. However, it looks like the female cardinal are a spoilt lot and male cardinals are prepared to court! I, too, am happy that chivalry is alive and well. Not only that, in the case of cardinals, it is genetically programmed!! This is a fine picture. Not easy to take good bird pictures. You have done very well here.
sharky_
Truly a beautiful bird. You have done a great job. Excellent. Aloha
MaryLynda
Great capture. Did you get a photo of the male too? I have a few bird feeders in my backyard but all they seem to attract are the squirrels.
jinet
Excellente image, avec la branche qui axe la composition autour d'une diagonale et le tronc droite qui ferme l'image et permet l'oeil de se reconcentrer sur l'oiseau apr un parcours du regard de gauche droite. Belle harmonie des couleurs aussi / Excellent image, with the branch which centers the composition around a diagonal and the trunk on the right which closes the image and allows the eye to focus on the bird after a course of the glance from left to right. Beautiful harmony of the colors too.
SoulEatar
Simply a treasure - wonderful - so clean and beautyful - Very inspireing work ;) take care
cajolargo
splendid! your bird-feeding technique worked well =)
kansas
A very beautiful bird. Wonderful capture. Ahhhh, to be a lady cardinal!
GBCalls
Excellent capture...the setting is picture perfect. Stand tall and proud as you show that work off. Thanks for sharing.
Akinom
Oh my... how cute! Excellently composed shot, Dave! Wonderful clarity and natural soft colours! Like it a lot! ***** Aloha
Saurav
Nicely composed. Great idea with the feeder. =)
ralfy
wonderful compo! excellently done!
LICORNEDECRISTAL
fantastic shot!!!!!!!!!!!
Tedz
Kia Ora. I have met a few Female Cardinals ...sigh...and I am a regular Sir Galavant. Spot on shot here Bro'! Aloha.
soulofharmony
absolutely breath taking quality.. and so beautifully inspiring.. outstanding :)..:))))
jcv2
Just to know that about chivalry has brought you a little further in understanding the world of our feathered friends! :) Excellent work!
cynlee
a sweet tweet! excellent! ;]
tizjezzme
Oh, my Gosh, what a beeeautiful shot !!!! You were smart to place feeders around your windows... I've done the same thing --- in front of my kitchen window though... I think they are too close, as they fly away whenever I am there to do dishes or even take their pictures. :( I'll have to get more and place them outside other windows, too :) THIS IS PERFECT!
logiloglu
a wonderful bird. simply perfect capture,David. V #:O)
kimariehere
oh what a treasure this is !!! so beautiful .. you took an amaazing shot of this little darling!! oh what a beautiful cardnial great idea to do the bird feeder thing but still hard to get this close up!! BRAVO! V
Kaimi22
Beautiful. sweet. natural ambiance.
jophoto
Lovely shot of the Northern Cardinal. Great colors and nice compo. Love the moss on the tree. Just a suggestion...If that tree branch is where many of the birds sit before approaching the feeder, you might want to break off the two spindly branches jutting out toward the camera. They will always obstruct your view of the bird somewhat and be out of focus most times as well.
silverhalide
Enjoyed your story along with the image! Nice fishin'
sossy
perfection and beauty! awesome colored bird impression and fantastic tectures! pure joy to look at! ;o)
EricSBauer
such a warm feeling shot! the color, lighting and details are fantastic!!!! awesome work with the entire series!!!