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  • A cold male Northern Cardinal adds a splash of color to an otherwise dull gray winter afternoon in the woods
    A Splash of Winter Red.jpg
  • A Friendly red cardinal perches on a blue bar on my swing-set in search af some afternoon seed.
    Cardinal In The Rain.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinals perched on a white feeder in the midst of a cold winter snow storm. The vibrant Cardinal red contrast against the chilly blues and white snow. The Northern Cardinal is a North American bird in the genus Cardinalis, it is also known colloquially as the redbird or common cardinal.<br />
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The Northern Cardinal or "Redbird" is probably one of most popular visitors to backyard bird feeders. Its range extends over most of the eastern USA, parts of extreme southeastern Canada, and south through Mexico to Belize. It has also been introduced to Hawaii. Its variable call, a loud "cheer cheer cheer" or "purty purty purty," is sung by both sexes and can be heard year round. Cardinals are nonmigratory, but some movement does occur in the later summer and fall.<br />
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The male Northern Cardinal is perhaps responsible for getting more people to open up a field guide than any other bird. They're a perfect combination of familiarity, conspicuousness, and style: a shade of red you can't take your eyes off. Even the brown females sport a sharp crest and warm red accents. Cardinals don't migrate and they don't molt into a dull plumage, so they're still breathtaking in winter's snowy backyards. In summer, their sweet whistles are one of the first sounds of the morning.
    Chilly Cardinal Blues.jpg
  • A Blue Jay perched atop a stump looking down with a mealworm in its mouth
    Blue Jay on Pastels.jpg
  • The Bald Eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the White-tailed Eagle.<br />
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Though their numbers have grown in much of their range, bald eagles remain most abundant in Alaska and Canada. These powerful birds of prey use their talons to fish, but they get many of their meals by scavenging carrion or stealing the kills of other animals. (Such thievery famously prompted Ben Franklin to argue against the bird's nomination as the United State's national symbol.) They live near water and favor coasts and lakes where fish are plentiful, though they will also snare and eat small mammals.<br />
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Bald eagles are believed to mate for life. A pair constructs an enormous stick nest�one of the bird-world's biggest�high above the ground and tends to a pair of eggs each year. Immature eagles are dark, and until they are about five years old, they lack the distinctive white markings that make their parents so easy to identify. Young eagles roam great distances. Florida birds have been spotted in Michigan, and California eagles have traveled all the way to Alaska.
    Baldy On Lookout.jpg
  • The Cardinal is probably one of the most recognizable and popular backyard birds because of its brilliant red color and crested head. It is a great bird to admire year-round. The color contrast of the brilliant red against fresh white snow really is a high point during the winter months. Early settlers were said to have named this bird after the Cardinals of the Catholic Church who wore red robes.<br />
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Both sexes are accomplished songsters and may be heard at any time of year. Cardinals will mate for life and remain together throughout the entire year. That's why you will usually see a male and female together at your feeding station.<br />
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Male and female Cardinals both sing. Songs are loud, beautiful whistled phrases. Some songs you may hear sound like "whoit whoit whoit" and "whacheer whacheer." These songs are used in forming territories and in courtship. Male and female cardinals use "chirps" as contact calls and alarms. They also have many visual displays such as "tail-flicks" to signal alarm. The crest may be raised and lowered. Strongly territorial, males will fight other males, along with their own reflection in windows!
    Chubby Winter Redbird.jpg
  • A male Norther Cardinal tries to balance on the side of my swing and hold on.
    Little Red Director.jpg
  • A very young robin waddles through the grass still unable to walk with grace yet.
    Baby Robin Walking In Sunny Grass.jpg
  • A male Northern Cardinal flies through the winter storm dodging the tree branches in the woods laden with icicles. The skies were dull and grey with a bit of a purple tint, the air was brisk and chilly. The only signs of beauty and life was this bold red bird flying from tree to tree on this cold winter day in my Missouri back yard.
    Flight Of A Winter Cardinal.jpg
  • A Robing Forages For A Morning Meal Quickly Pacing The Paths Through The Woods
    Morning Robin Ground.jpg
  • Redbird From Behind On Green.jpg
  • Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker
    Afternoon Perched Woody.jpg
  • A Purple Finch Perched On A Tree Stump After The Rain
    Pretty On My Perch.jpg
  • Crested Close In Grass.jpg
  • Crested Cardinal In Grass.jpg
  • Bursting with black, white, and rose-red, male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are like an exclamation mark at your bird feeder or in your binoculars
    Male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak On Branc...jpg
  • Tufted Titmouse On Tree Branch
    A Visit From Tufty.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse Up Close and Personal
    Tufty Strikes A Pose on Branch.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse In A Bare Tree With A Bit Of Sparkle
    Tufted Sparkle.jpg
  • Male Purple Finch On A Bare Tree Branch
    Mr Finch Standing Tall.jpg
  • A Curious Blue Jay Searches A Stump For A Meal
    Blue Jay Searching In Stump.jpg
  • Mr. Blue Jay Dropped By For a Quick Bite and a Photo
    Blue Jay Snax.jpg
  • A Soft and Fluffed Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker Posted Against a Mystical Backdrop
    Posted Woody Fluffed.jpg
  • A Red-Bellied Woodpecker Posted In Morning Warm Light
    Warm Morning Red-Belly.jpg
  • Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker
    Woody On Pink Bokeh.jpg
  • Red-Bellied Woodpecker - Most woodpeckers have zygodactyl feet, which means they have toes facing the front and toes facing the back to help them grip trees and poles vertically. They use those toes with their stiff tail feathers to brace on trees as they climb.
    Woody Climbing Pastel Bokeh.jpg
  • A Red-Bellied Woodpecker Posted On A Withered Tree Trunk With His Beak Open and Tongue Showing.
    Woody Tongue.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse Posing On An Old Tree Stump
    Titmouse Strikes A Pose.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse Perches To Enjoy The Snow Flurries
    Snowy Winter Titmouse.jpg
  • Mr. Titmouse is just ignoring me today... chirping something about not being happy with his modeling contract...
    Titmouse Ignoring Me Snow.jpg
  • A female Northern Cardinal perched atop an old, decaying tree stump basking in what little light is left in the day, just out of reach from the shadows of the woods behind her.
    Female Cardinal From The Shadows.jpg
  • A Downy Woodpecker walking up a tree trunk with a seed in his beak
    Autumn Downy With a Seed.jpg
  • A Nuthatch perched on a tree branch with a seed in his beak
    Nuthatch - Seed - Branch.jpg
  • A Bluebird on top of a birdhouse with a morning meal in his mouth
    Bluebird Grabs A Bite.jpg
  • A Bold Red Male Cardinal Stops By The Feeder For A Quick Snack
    Male Cardinal Green Feeder.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse Grabs A Snack In The Snow
    Titmouse Flurries.jpg
  • Mr. Titmouse Soaking Up Some Warmth In The Morning Sun
    Warm Morning Titmouse.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse Perched On Top Of A Branch Basking In Autumn Bokeh
    Tufty On Top.jpg
  • A Female Cardinal Perches High In The Trees Backed By Soft Summer Green
    Female Cardinal Tall Perch.jpg
  • A curious finch peeks into the rotting tree in search for a quick snack
    Male House Finch Posted On Green 3.jpg
  • A Purple Finch Perched On A Tree Stump After The Rain
    Pretty On My Perch.jpg
  • A Male American Goldfinch On A Stick
    Male Goldfinch On A Stick.jpg
  • A Female Purple Finch Posted On Top Of A Dead Tree
    Fem Purp Finch Posted.jpg
  • It was so windy out yesterday, all of my bird shots look like this
    Titmouse In The Breeze.jpg
  • A Woodpecker Eating Sunflower Seeds
    Woody With A Seed.jpg
  • A Titmouse With A Nice Spiky Hairdo On His Perch
    Tufty On Perch.jpg
  • A Titmouse From Behind On A Tree Branch With A Green Backdrop
    Titmouse On Green.jpg
  • A Chipping Sparrow in Sunset Light
    Sparrow Sunset Light.jpg
  • An American Robin Walks A Tight Line Across The Back Fence
    Robin On The Fence.jpg
  • Unidentified pigeon (guessing feral pigeon) - taken in Maui, Hawaii
    Pigeon Unknown.jpg
  • A friendly finch visits the yard on a colorful autumn day
    Mrs Purple Finch.jpg
  • Bet You Can't Do This!
    Look What I Can Do.jpg
  • A Downy Woodpecker On A Tree Stump Backed By Forest Green
    Howdy Downy.jpg
  • The first goldfinch in the yard this season
    First Spring Goldfinch.jpg
  • A Friendly Finch Stopped For A Rest On Some Chain Links
    Finch On Chains.jpg
  • An afternoon sparrow on a broken tree branch
    Chipping Sparrow Perch.jpg
  • Mr. Sparrow looking to the sky while perched on the top of a bird house.
    Chipper Looking Up.jpg
  • Mr. Blue Jay Grabs A Meal-Worm To Snack On
    Blue-Jay Breakfast.jpg
  • A Red-Winged Blackbird perched on a branch under a canopy of summer green
    Blackbird Viewing From The Branch.jpg
  • A Female Purple Finch On A Dead Tree Backlit From The Sun
    Backlit Female Purple Finch.jpg
  • A Red-Bellied Woodpecker Perched On A Tree With A Typical Pose
    Woody.jpg
  • A Common Grackle In The Yard
    Grackle In The Yard.jpg
  • A Dark-Eyed Junco Perched On A Tree Branch
    DE Junco on Branch.jpg
  • Loons don't begin breeding until they are three or four years old. The male chooses a territory and attracts a mate. Together the male and female build a nest out of reeds and grasses on the edge of the water.
    Common Loon 5.jpg
  • Loons are found on lakes throughout central and northeastern Minnesota. In September, Minnesota's adult loons travel to their winter home along the Atlantic coast from North Carolina south to Florida, or on the Gulf of Mexico.
    Common Loons.jpg
  • he Brown-headed Cowbird is well known--and widely disliked--for its practice of laying eggs in the nests of other species. Males are black birds with dull brown heads. Adult males are shiny black, while first-year males are duller black. Females are much smaller and solid brown with a whitish throat and light streaking on their undersides. Juveniles look similar to females, but are more heavily streaked with lighter bellies and light edging on their wing feathers. Cowbirds have more finch-like conical beaks than other blackbirds.
    Male BHCB Profile.jpg
  • A Male and Female House Finch In A Pine Tree
    Mr and Mrs Finch.jpg
  • A cardinal lands on my swing feeder late in the evening light
    Redbird On My Feeder.jpg
  • A White Egret Spreads it's wings as it begins to lift off from the water
    White Egret - BW.jpg
  • The great egret also known as common egret, large egret or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized.
    Reflecting Egret.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse On Textured Tree Bark
    Tufted On Tree Bark.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched On The Edge Of An Old Log Backed By Bold Green Texture
    Redbird Tail Up.jpg
  • A Female Finch On Her Perch Backed By Soft Autumn Bokeh
    Miss Finch Soft Bokeh Post.jpg
  • A Male Downy Woodpecker In The Snow
    Snowy Winter Downy.jpg
  • A fluffy little nuthatch perched on a dead tree stump
    WB Nuthatch On Point.jpg
  • An inquisitive and acrobatic Nuthatch drops down below to get a peek on the action
    Nuthatch Dropdown.jpg
  • A Red-Bellied Woodpecker Perched On A Tree With A Typical Pose With A Fine Art Flare
    Woody - Texture.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse In A Tree With A Textured Blue Backdrop
    Tufted Blue Breeze.jpg
  • Mr. Titmouse Perched On A Branch
    Titmouse Looking Branch.jpg
  • A Molting Goldfinch in a Blooming Dogwood Tree
    Goldfinch Dogwood.jpg
  • A robin side profile on an old log in the woods
    Robin Side Profile.jpg
  • A Black-Capped Chickadee On A Tree Branch in Sunlight
    Chickadee on Branch.jpg
  • A Robin Perched In A Tree With Violet Light
    Robin On Violet.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Posing On A Branch Letting Me Snap A Profile Shot
    A House Finch Looks On.jpg
  • A Great Egret Peeks Under The Water For A Meal
    Egret Fishing.jpg
  • Mr Egret Strikes A Pose Along The Shore
    Mr Egret.jpg
  • A Friendly Finch Stopped For A Rest On Some Chain Links
    Finch On Chains.jpg
  • A Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker Perched High Aside A Tree Trunk Stops To Align For A Sunset Shot.
    Woody In The Sky.jpg
  • Crested Cardinal in The Grass.jpg
  • Sunnp Posted Female Cardinal.jpg
  • Female Northern Cardinal On A Stump Backed By Sunny Green Textures
    Posted Female Cardinal Sunny Green.jpg
  • Miss Redbird Glimmer on Green.jpg
  • A Female Northern Cardinal Stands Tall On A Bare Tree Perch
    Miss Cardinal Standing Tall.jpg
  • A Male Purple Finch On A Branch With A Proud Pose.
    A Finch With Flare.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched On A Tall Bare Tree Branch
    Mr Redbird Standing Tall.jpg
  • Mr Cardinal On His Perch.jpg
  • Mr Cardinal Needs A Napkin.jpg
  • A male northern cardinal perched against a golden blooming backdrop.
    Treetop Cardinal Standing Tall.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched High On A Stick Backed By Pale Green Bokeh Texture
    Redbird On A Stick.jpg
  • A Purple Finch Perched On A Tree Limb During A Snow Storm
    Snowy Winter Purple Finch.jpg
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