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Early morning in the yard

2008.05.18
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The male on the left was in arduous (and amorous) pursuit of the female. I managed to catch them in a rare moment of stillness. I'm always amazed that they don't hurt themselves when they go crashing through the trees.
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The cardinals are usually very reluctant to come out of the woods while I'm on the porch. This year I've noticed that the females are a little braver. Or maybe they're youngsters, and aren't as afraid yet?

This one was enjoying a drink.
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She noticed me, but stuck around for a moment or two. The rock in the birdbath is from my late grandfather's garden in Tucson, Arizona.
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10 Comments
diblanka so beautiful!
diblanka · 2008-05-18: 11:07
????? Very beautiful. Perfect lighting and the black background is great contrast. And cardinals are pretty birds. Don´t live in Czech. And also like your birdbath, it is great way to attract birds :-)
????? · 2008-05-18: 13:57
abbeyh13 nice!!!!!
abbeyh13 · 2008-05-18: 18:19
MHJphotos Ahhhh ... these made me smile! I'm a bit of a backyard bird lover myself, as I'm sure you know! We don't have cardinals around here so I'm always thrilled to see them here on the blog. And these are beauties!
MHJphotos · 2008-05-19: 00:25
joycephotography Nice post,
joycephotography · 2008-05-19: 01:41
Peche The cardinal is just beautiful - what a great shot, Lissa! You're going to have one enviable bird watcher's compendium by the end of this year! :)
Peche · 2008-05-19: 07:48
Madoc Well I truly hope that these cardinals with keep being brave enough to come close to you so that you'll can come up with more superb shots of them.
#2 is fantastic.
Madoc · 2008-05-19: 10:34
PaperWings again, great commentary. Phenomenal shots!!
PaperWings · 2008-05-19: 20:18
????? these shots are so clear and look like pics for a calender ...

such a peaceful setting:)
????? · 2008-05-20: 01:12
LotoFoto Just lovely shots.
LotoFoto · 2008-05-20: 02:00
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