Grandmas Red Bird

[worldtalker]

My Grandma loved these birds. Next bag of feed I'll get more.


GOD Bless


Chris

 

[texasred777]

There's a few things I miss from Texas, living here in Idaho. The cardinals, blue jays, and mockingbirds were plentiful where I lived. There are lots of colorful birds here in Idaho, but no cardinals, blue jays, or mockingbirds.
That said, I don't miss the fleas, ticks, fire ants, 'fire grass', tornadoes, (although there are a few up here). Also I don't miss the almost constant high humidity.

 

[worldtalker]

There's a few things I miss from Texas, living here in Idaho. The cardinals, blue jays, and mockingbirds were plentiful where I lived. There are lots of colorful birds here in Idaho, but no cardinals, blue jays, or mockingbirds.
That said, I don't miss the fleas, ticks, fire ants, 'fire grass', tornadoes, (although there are a few up here). Also I don't miss the almost constant high humidity.

There use to be a mocking bird here,I'd whistle different tunes....he would answer the same.

 

[BosnMate]

There's a few things I miss from Texas, living here in Idaho. The cardinals, blue jays, and mockingbirds were plentiful where I lived. There are lots of colorful birds here in Idaho, but no cardinals, blue jays, or mockingbirds.
That said, I don't miss the fleas, ticks, fire ants, 'fire grass', tornadoes, (although there are a few up here). Also I don't miss the almost constant high humidity.

I'm surprised to hear you don't have Blue Jay's, thought they were everywhere. How you fixed for magpies? There are hardly any magpies left in eastern Oregon.

 

[BosnMate]

I've only seen one male Cardinal in my life, and that was when we were visiting in TN. That is a great picture, what lens are you using?

 

[worldtalker]

I've only seen one male Cardinal in my life, and that was when we were visiting in TN. That is a great picture, what lens are you using?

Nikon P520.

 

[BosnMate]

That is a great camera, the built in stabilizationmust work super, because the focus on that bird at that magnification is awesome. My eyes are bad enough that I depend on auto
focus on my 5100 with the 300mm lens. I've purchased a doubler making my lens a 600mm, but don't yet know how well it's going to work, or if it will even be able to use the auto
feature.

 

[worldtalker]

That is a great camera, the built in stabilizationmust work super, because the focus on that bird at that magnification is awesome. My eyes are bad enough that I depend on auto
focus on my 5100 with the 300mm lens. I've purchased a doubler making my lens a 600mm, but don't yet know how well it's going to work, or if it will even be able to use the auto
feature.

These are shot through a double pane glass sliding door too.

 

[Loco-Digger]

It's a female cardinal, Males are solid red, females are more camouflaged. The state bird for the great state of OHIO. Go Buckeyes "The undisputed national champions" in college football.

O H

 

[worldtalker]

It's a female cardinal, Males are solid red, females are more camouflaged. The state bird for the great state of OHIO. Go Buckeyes "The undisputed national champions" in college football.

O H

It's a male,I'll get a pic of a female.

 

[packerbacker]

One of my favorite birds as well. I had them in NY and Wisconsin when I was a kid but we don't have any out here in Calif.

 

[curious kat]

Lovely birds, thanks for sharing it!

 

[Old Dude]

The cardinal was my high school mascot, so I have always liked them. Beautiful birds, even the less colorful females.

 

[fyrffytr1]

That is a male cardinal, just not wearing his mating colors. And, in case you are interested, here's a baby, sex undetermined. I found it, nest and all on the ground after a storm. I put it back in the tree and watched from a distance as the mother checked it out.

 

[worldtalker]

Got the male and female this early AM.


GOD Bless

Chris

 

[worldtalker]

Good job and didn't even give me a hard time for razzin' you.

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The secret is....take NOTHING personal.

 

[texasred777]

I lived about 8 miles west of Waco for the last 24 years that I lived in Texas. It was off the highway about a half mile, but a small residential area. I had an acre with some trees. I had 4 pair of cardinals for the last several years, 2 pair of blue jays, and at least 3 pair of mockingbirds, along with numerous hummingbirds and other birds. Lots of cotton tails and a few squirrels.
Here, I have not seen any magpies. The last I saw was when we came through Colorado, that I remember. We got to Chimney Rock one morning and it was snowing so we pulled into a little RV campground. Spent the rest of the day and night. There were lots of magpies around there. I'd always heard of them, but that was the first I had ever seen.