Male Cardinal - Colorful Perch - New Version
by Debbie Portwood
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Male Cardinal - Colorful Perch - New Version
Artist
Debbie Portwood
Medium
Photograph - Phototography
Description
I captured this Cardinal but something was obscuring his tail so I decided to just crop it out and show a really great close view. I am not sure how the purple, and blue colors ended up in the background, just one of those wonderful photographic surprises! :D I only added some texture to the background without changing the background colors. So with bright red, blue, purple and an touch of white and yellow, I ended up with a very colorful composition! .............................Wonderful for any wall in your home or office or perhaps a greeting card. Many more wonderful works can be found in my various galleries, from photographs and photoart to digital creations and abstracts. Thanks for browsing, commenting and most of all for any purchases. Debbie Portwood :D...................................(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................Size & Shape - The Northern Cardinal is a fairly large, long-tailed songbird with a short, very thick bill and a prominent crest. Cardinals often sit with a hunched-over posture and with the tail pointed straight down..............Color Pattern - Male cardinals are brilliant red all over, with a reddish bill and black face immediately around the bill. Females are pale brown overall with warm reddish tinges in the wings, tail, and crest. They have the same black face and red-orange bill..............Behavior - Northern Cardinals tend to sit low in shrubs and trees or forage on or near the ground, often in pairs. They are common at bird feeders but may be inconspicuous away from them, at least until you learn their loud, metallic chip note.............. Habitat - Look for Northern Cardinals in inhabited areas such as backyards, parks, woodlots, and shrubby forest edges. Northern Cardinals nest in dense tangles of shrubs and vines. (More great information on this or any other bird can be found at www.allaboutbirds.org
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January 25th, 2014
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Comments (11)
Sandi Mikuse
Wow you did get a great, colourful shot of this fellow, Debbie...the background colours really add to the overall image! Well done my friend! L
Randy Rosenberger
Purely delightful cardinal imagery, Debbie. Love the detail and of course the color.What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage, within our family of friends and fine artists, in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is truly an honor to showcase your talents and beautiful artworks within our site, as our members get more promotion than in most groups, as I change out our Featured Artworks section 20 to 30 images at a time, and almost on a daily basis. I also change out our Top FEATURED artists weekly. I am proud to display this fine piece of beauty you have created for us to enjoy and share with others. LIKED and FAVED Forever, Elvis
Debbie Portwood replied:
Thank you so much for your kind wonderful comment and support as well as feature in WFS Randy! :D Always so much appreciated!! :D