Northern Cardinal

Taking a picture while pretending not to take a picture is apparently the only way to coax the birds in my neighborhood to stay long enough for a portrait. My hat's off to the wildlife photographers on this site. Happy First Day of Spring!

[Laurie Higgins]

Wow, another stunning wildlife capture! Happy first day of spring to you too!

[David Ortiz Jr]

Happy Spring back at you Karen! And what a way to inaugurate the season, a gorgeous shot of a Cardinal! Great picture!!

[Deborah Ortiz]

Well done. Happy Spring!

[virtualbrownie]

What a handsome bird

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

What a super bird and lovely capture.

[Suzana]

WOW! Very colourful bird! And great photo!

[mikeharris]

Sharp photo. Well caught.

[Joy Maguire]

Happy Spring, beautiful shot.

[Rachel]

Fabulous capture. Great timing :-)

[Otter Lyons]

Yeah, I don't know how they do it. You got a nice shot, though!

[Carolyn]

Excellent shot of this brilliant bird. Patience pays off big time.

[Gena Pegg]

Fabulous image! Great close up and love his "expression"! Wonderful color!

[Taffy]

This is wonderful -- the sharpness of its eye is impressive and the red against the context makes for a beautiful shot.

[Khawbecker]

@lauriehiggins Thanks, Laurie! I was thrilled to capture this shot.

[Khawbecker]

@davydo Thanks, Dave! :)

[Khawbecker]

@deborahortiz Thanks, Debbie!

[Khawbecker]

@virtualbrownie He is, isn't he.

[Khawbecker]

@ladymagpie Thanks, Heather!

[Khawbecker]

@zana_365 Thanks, Suzana!

[Khawbecker]

@pools82 Thanks, Mike.

[Khawbecker]

@almondjoy1 Thanks, Joy. :)

[Khawbecker]

@tryingforsighs Thanks, Rachel.

[Khawbecker]

@otter Thanks, Otter. Without digital, I'd burn through film trying to capture a decent wildlife photo. Yeah for the age of digital photography!

[Khawbecker]

@carolyns Thanks, Carolyn. :)

[Khawbecker]

@eyesmile Thanks, Gena. Glad you mentioned the expression. I kind of feel like he was giving me the stink eye.

[Khawbecker]

@taffy Thanks, Taffy!

[*lynn]

What a gorgeous cardinal and capture!

[Paula Fontanini]

Ha! Great stealth photography....you even got the pupil of his eye tack sharp! Impressive! :)

[Khawbecker]

@lynnz Thanks, Lynn!

[Khawbecker]

@bluemoon Thanks, Paula! And thanks for the fav! I felt like he was saying, "I've got my eye on you!"

[Hondo]

Great color. Your photos are so natural - love that about them.

[Khawbecker]

@hondo Thank you!