On a Date

I watched this male cardinal, in full courtship mode, flying back and forth to the female as he presented her with a seed each time, passing the seed from his beak to hers. Unfortunately, I was not successful at capturing this seed exchange, but I did witness it.

[Barb]

Love cardinals but don't think we have them here... Nice photo and fun that you got to see the interaction between the male and the female!

[Joanne Diochon]

Love your capture of the male ...maybe another time for the two of them together.

[Heather]

@gardencat Thanks, Joanne! And yes, that is my hope. The female was perched high(ish) in a tree behind so many leaves....but for sure I'll try again :-)

[Heather]

@bjywamer Thanks, Barb! And yes, it was quite fascinating to see!

[Jeremy Cross]

Great shot with lovely colours

[Jo Worboys]

I wish we had Cardinals here! They are an amazing colour. Lucky you Heather

[Heather]

@jeremyccc @365projectorgjoworboys Thanks Jeremey and Jo. Even though they are pretty common here, I always get a thrill when I see them! :-)

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture!

[Yao RL]

How extraordinary.

[Dorothy]

Very nice.

[Diana]

How fabulous he looks against green, wonderful capture and dof.

[haskar]

We can't always capture them, but observing their behavior is a great experience.

[Peter]

What a wonderful find beautifully captured in lovely detail and colour Heather Fav:)

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[carol white]

Great focus, a lovely capture. Fav 😊

[Sue Cooper]

That’s a lovely capture Heather and such a romantic story 🥰. I so love all the photos of cardinals that you and Joanne @gardencat post.

[Sue Cooper]

Fav.

[Julie Ryan]

How sweet, and perfect shot

[wendy frost]

A wonderful capture of such a beautiful bird and an interesting love story going on.

[Heather]

@wendyfrost Yes, I feel really lucky to have witnessed it. I love how 365 opens up new experiences for us!