Wednesday, February 2, 2011

ABC Wednesday - C is for Cardinal

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This is a female Cardinal. She and some of her "friends" have been hanging around here a lot lately... in search of the food my neighbors and I set out during our Iowa Winters.



While the bright red color of a male Cardinal is striking,
wouldn't you agree that a female is also beautiful?


It seems she is Cordial to the Cute little Juncos that Compete for food.


It may be the angle of the photo,
but I think I'm Confused!

Perhaps Confounded? Consternated?

It looks as though our Cute little Cardinal may have been Cagier than her pursuer!

Congratulations, little one!

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13 comments:

  1. RosemaryFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    Cute! LOL

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  2. Shady GardenerFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    Hi Rosemary! :-)

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  3. Larry DFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Great post for ABC! We have these same birds at our feeders this morning!

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  4. CommonweederFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    I think we are too windy to lure an cardinals, cute or confused. They are cany birds.

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  5. Shady GardenerFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Hi Larry D, Thanks. As long as we feed them, they will come! ;-)

    Commonweeder, Thanks for your visit. I agree.

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  6. CherylFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    I love the soft hues of the female as much as the black mask and bright red of the male.

    Pretty much all we've got hanging around are the juncos & cardinals too.

    Great captures.

    Cheryl
    ABC Team

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  7. Shady GardenerFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Hi Cheryl, Thanks for your visit.

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  8. Roger Owen GreenFebruary 3, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    Yes, but I just don't recognize the females as easily.

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  9. Chloe mFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Nothing cheers me up quicker than seeing little birds enjoying their birdseed.
    Cute little Cardinal!

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  10. Shady GardenerFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    Hi Roger, Esp. if she's lost her tail feathers? ;-)

    Rosey, You're right, of course. When they're feeding outside your window, it's hard to get much done besides watching them!

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  11. Rune EideFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    We don't have The Cute Cardinal in Europe, so thank you for sharing :-)

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  12. Leslie:February 4, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    We've been getting all kinds of birds here lately and I can hear them cheeping away in the tree outside my bedroom window and sitting on the roof. I must get some seed out for them.

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  13. Shady GardenerFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    RunE, I visit a couple of sites written by UK bloggers. The birds she shows are beautiful! Thanks for your visit.

    Lesie, You must be in a warmer spot. I'll have to check it out! :-)

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