Not the Lady

Here is the male Northern Cardinal again. I attempted to photograph the female along with some other birds that I have yet to photograph this spring, but none of those photos were to my liking.

Manual mode. 55-200 lens. Editing consisted of straighten and crop in Ribbet.

[Tom J]

Nice and bright. I like it on black.

[Maggiemae]

Excellent focus and good to see from the side with his little tuft on the head! fav

[Taffy]

Very clear image.

[Milanie]

Wonderful lighting - neat on black.

[Lori Jane]

Lovely, vibrant shot!

[patricia janik]

nice close-up.

[melissa]

@tomj @maggiemae @taffy @milaniet @noko411 @patjanik
Thanks so much Everyone! It was pretty awesome to see this photo and my Carolina Wren from the day before on the Popular page at the same time!

[Shy Abel]

so neat with the food in his mouth, nice capture!