mimi
bird watching out the window.
jingle j
Wow. Great shots!
mimi
jingle j
: Aren't they pretty?
LisaNWOSU2000
Cool!!
mimi
LisaNWOSU2000
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Ogman
Nice!
jingle j
mimi
: the cardinal is especially colorful
Lemongrass
are they both cardinals?
20SoCalDude24
very nice!
mimi
jingle j
:
Lemongrass
: Yes, they are both cardinals. The bright is the male; softer colors are the female.
mimi
20SoCalDude24
: It's fun to see them close up!
✩`*•.¸✷¸.•*´✩
A very proud bird indeed! :loves:
Annie
Wow! What gorgeous pictures of Dad feeding the fledgling. Beautiful.
BBH_Amy
good shots.
20SoCalDude24
are they tweeting?
::Bryony::
Cardinals!
Reindeer Fly
Sweet pic of the male transferring food to the female to take back to the nest.
BarbaraLN
I love the photos.
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mimi
Reindeer Fly
:
Annie
: I've never seen that behavior before. But don't know which is right, Dad to fledgling or female?
mimi
20SoCalDude24
: probably...
mimi
✩`*•.¸✷¸.•*´✩
: I agree!
mimi
BBH_Amy
:
mimi
::Bryony::
: Yes!
mimi
BarbaraLN
: So sweet to see!
mimi
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KitchenBuddy
Very nice!
mimi
KitchenBuddy
: hi there!
JigmeDatse
Size seems to indicate mature birds... mating perhaps?
mimi
JigmeDatse
: Could be!
mimi
JigmeDatse
: I think you called it! https://naturescrusaders.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/the-romantic-cardinal-beak-to-beak/
mimi
Annie
and
Reindeer Fly
See above link.
Annie
It's certainly possible, but your little bird has the coloring of the fledglings and juveniles and lacks the yellow undertone of the female adult. Plus, since they stay there year round they breed as early as
Annie
they can.
Annie
shows how yellow the female can be.
mimi
Annie
: I have never seen that yellow coloring! Amazing! And I will have to search further! Thanks!
Annie
It's all in fun. I enjoy learning new info anytime. Thanks for the article.