Peggy C's photos with the keyword: Northern Cardinal

American goldfinch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_goldfinch Northern cardinal en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_cardinal Followed the beautiful songs of these vibrantly colored birds... Against a blue North Carolina sky .. Perched on still leafless branches .. A joy in sight and in sound .. © All Rights Reserved

Perched on the roof just singing away - Then, he spotted me - What a look ! type z for up close and personal © All Rights Reserved * 1 PiP * An overlay of the snow today ..12March 2018

taken through my favorite kitchen window (that really needs to be washed) - will wait until it gets above freezing, though - one of my favorites flew in - paused long enough for me to see him - then left - maybe he or others will show for a portrait - Waxwing - please return for a photo - Top Left -Northern Cardinal - In the Ash tree - American Robin - Right side all way down --- just twisted branches against shadow on a wall - Four in the center - Blue Jay .. Jack Sparrow (his kin were nearby .. Below - Mourning Dove and Bubba Cardinal .. Left bottom - Robin in morning sun.. Junco and his shadow on deck .. It was a busy morning at the Deck Diner ! © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) .. State Bird of North Carolina .. Illinois Indiana Ohio West Virginbia Virginia. and Kentucky - source: StateBirds of US - Very common in Eastern US and parts of Southwest .. Love Black Sunflower seeds ( and pumpkin seeds ) along with insects .... Both have a crest - a bit windblown on this day .. Male is an unmistakable bright red with the Female subdued in her coloring .. Juveniles have a dark beak that gets lighter as they age .. Beautiful songbirds ! Two professional sports teams and several universities have made the cardinal their mascots. © All Rights Reserved

Colors of the Seasons ... Red brilliant feathers of .. A Northern Cardinal, spotted .. In the dry seed stalks of False Sunflowers and Cosmos .. He isn't the only one in there .. Mockingbird was there as I went out to get the newspaper .. Not still long enough for a photo .. Enjoy, My Feathered Friends .. © All Rights Reserved

Red Bellied Woodpecker Northern Cardinal Goldfinch Downy Woodpecker House Finch Carolina Chickadee Eastern Bluebird 'Jack' Sparrow -- all these feathered friends dropped in -- within 1 hour -- making the deck a very, very busy place -- such a colorful morning ! © All Rights Reserved

in their Winter feathers - at least a dozen in this flock of Gold Finches - the Summer feathers of the males are a bright yellow - with black wings, tail and head - when spotted on a Dandelion - it blends so well with the yellow, that if the Gold Finch moves - then you can spot it - some House Finches - and Juncos - a Blue Jay and Northern Cardinal - but this was a Gold Finch Meeting - a busy morning - weather is getting colder - saw several constantly fluffing their feathers to trap in heat - © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

up early enough to see the sunrise - but, shadowy figures were running around the deck - before long, light trickled through the clouds - revealing so many colorful feathered friends - top row: Northern Cardinal [m] - Red Bellied Woodpecker [f] - Goldfinch [m] 2nd row: Cardinal, Carolina Chickadee and Junco - Goldfinch - Robin - Downy Woodpecker [m] 3rd row: Downy Woodpecker [m] - Blue Jay - Northern Cardinal [m] These are the ones I got photos of - there were even more varieties ... It was a no-brainer for me - Eat breakfast or watch the feathers through my kitchen window ! © All Rights Reserved

seemed a good day to catch bird photos on the deck - Mr Cardinal - Ms Finch - Ms Junco - several chubby Finches in the branches - Then Ms Finch scores a ' 10 ' in her landing - Grass being mowed in January ? But Then, he who mows, came in - ''Did you know there are snow flurries ?'' So, the bottom center photos is flurries looking out my window - Out the same window not too soon after - Sunshine and blue skies ! Ah, North Carolina - State of Opportunity and Interesting Weather ! © All Rights Reserved * 1 note *

Deck Diner open for brunch - Gold Finches - Sparrows - House Finches - Ms Cardinal and her kid - the Juvenile Northern Cardinal is almost a large as Mom - but, he will still accept feedings - That's kids for ya ~ (c) All Rights Reserved ** 2 notes **

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.. as diamond raindrops cling to branches of a Dogwood .. this Northern Cardinal ( Cardinalis cardinalis ) perches .. about seven Cardinals were foraging on the ground .. beneath as he watched www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/id .. taken through the kitchen window [2 layers of glass] .. 2014 (c) All Rights Reserved