Happily a family of cardinals has decided to call the trees behind my house their home. I must admit, I wasn’t sure there was a family until just this past week. Over the Summer I had seen the cardinals but wasn’t sure if I was seeing one multiple times or several different cardinals. Finally this week, I saw several of them together. At one point I saw three by one of the bird feeders, but I wasn’t quick enough to get the shot this time.
A few fun facts from allaboutbirds.org :
- The Northern Cardinal is the state bird for seven states
- The oldest recorded Northern Cardinal was a female. She was just about 16 years old.
- If the male Northern Cardinal sees its reflection in a mirror is can spend hours trying to fight off the intruder. The male fiercely protects it’s breeding territory.
Below are a few pictures of what I am referring to as the siblings. These are young northern cardinals because their beaks are a dark brown. I believe I have seen the mama, but I didn’t get a picture of her this week. I did hear her – she is very vocal. I was able to get a picture or two of the papa. He was a little more difficult as he didn’t stick around long to get his picture taken. 🙂
Hope you enjoy the pictures! Thank you for stopping by my blog!
All photos are originals by Kim Stites
Awww this is amazing! Great photos!
Thank you so much! It has been fun watching this family. I’m glad you like the photos!
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Thank you!