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Bright Red

Posted by
Elaine Hancock (Olney, United States) on 29 January 2025 in Animal & Insect.

I love how the male cardinal turns from a muddy red in the late summer and fall to bright red in winter.

Transformation

"There are moments when time stands still. You hope it will wait for you."
Dorothea Lange

© Copyright 2025 Elaine Hancock, All Rights Reserved

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Reminds me of a late Christmas decoration - lovely shot, Elaine.

29 Jan 2025 6:11am

PascalXLD from Lorient, France

Superbe cardinal
Bonne journée

29 Jan 2025 6:40am

Marie from Parc régional naturel de Chartreuse, France

Always beautiful the male cardinal. Nice day Elaine.
https://mesregards.fr/

29 Jan 2025 7:41am

jpla from Anjou, France

il fallait le voir

29 Jan 2025 7:50am

Daniel from Perpignan, France

Magnifique cadrage pour cette belle capture !!!!

29 Jan 2025 7:52am

Blikvanger from B, Belgium

Beautiful bird. You're lucky, having this bird as the most common bird. We have to do with the brown sparrow. ;-)

29 Jan 2025 8:34am

@Blikvanger: I should appreciate them more. It is one of the most common birds in my back yard at the bird feeder.

Giulio from Turin, Italy

The cardinal's red is always captivating, and its seasonal color variations are equally beautiful. The photo is gorgeous.

29 Jan 2025 8:51am

@Giulio: Thank you Giulio!

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Fantastic! I feel like reaching my hand out to touch these fluffy feathers.

29 Jan 2025 8:57am

Mhelene from Région parisienne, France

Wonderful framing in a superb green frame ! He is so beautiful !

29 Jan 2025 9:24am

Alan Creation© from Saint Nazaire. Pays de la Loire., France

Ce bel oiseau est posé dans un écrin de verdure.

29 Jan 2025 9:58am

Willem from Noord-Scharwoude, Netherlands

A beautifully framed photo of this beautiful bird.

29 Jan 2025 10:18am

Marjolein from Voorne aan Zee, Netherlands

The red is so beautiful to see

29 Jan 2025 11:08am

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

They are like little beacons of color in the winter. A nice idea for the prompt.

29 Jan 2025 12:46pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Superb close-up with impeccable clarity! I love how he is enveloped by the evergreens. 5*****

29 Jan 2025 2:24pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Framed beautifully. Gorgeous close up with vivid color.

29 Jan 2025 3:49pm

Roger Dekert from Vauréal, France

too beautiful
It looks like a decorated ball in a Christmas tree

29 Jan 2025 6:21pm

Harry from Apex, NC, United States

beautiful pose - drop in a little snow and this would be a great Christmas card

29 Jan 2025 9:57pm

@Harry: I agree. Too bad I didn't catch him over there right after the snow we had a couple of weeks ago!

Ron from Fraser Valley, Canada

A great photo especially with the green surrounding the bird. Red and green are complimentary colors.

29 Jan 2025 10:20pm

@Ron: Thank you, Ron!

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Beautiful cardinal shot. The ones that come to my feeders flit around so fast that they are hard to photograph.

30 Jan 2025 3:48am

yo from Entre Seine et Loire, France

Quelle chance d'avoir un si bel oiseau dans son jardin !

30 Jan 2025 5:27pm

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