Pretty Pretty Pretty by skipt07

Pretty Pretty Pretty

Why did I give it this title? Because a male Cardinal's call sounds much like that. And I have to agree with him. As the bitter cold returns to the area 8° (-13C) with the wind chill -16° (-27C) many birds have returned to the feeders. I sat in my car in the driveway which got me a lot closer to the feeders when he showed up.
Instant fav with that beautiful bright red plumage against the white snow (or maybe just high key...either way...gorgeous!
February 27th, 2014  
Beautiful cardinal
February 27th, 2014  
Love your composition on this. It is so simple and beautiful!
February 27th, 2014  
@luvmynynix - Thank you Laurie for your kind comments and the fav! It is snow behind him but I did some processing to brighten it a bit.

@kerristephens - Thank you very much Kerri!

@danette - Thank you Danette very much! With so many branches on the Rose of Sharon I was excited that he landed in the open like he did!
February 28th, 2014  
Lovely capture!
February 28th, 2014  
Wonderful shot. Fav!
February 28th, 2014  
@pamknowler - Thank you for the fav Pam! Much appreciated!

@soboy5 - Thank you very much Danny!

@mittens- Thank you Marylin for your kind words and fav!
February 28th, 2014  
Wow... such a vibrant red! Beautiful shot!
February 28th, 2014  
Gorgeous...I was shooting them today, too.
February 28th, 2014  
Fabulous red color and framing of this pretty bird! We see many cardinal shots here on the 365 and this one is the best I've seen all winter! FAV, of course! (Congrats on the Trending page, Skip!) Temps are supposed to be around 8 degrees here, too.....burrrrr.
February 28th, 2014  
Gorgeous!
February 28th, 2014  
Jo
A gorgeous shot and bird.
February 28th, 2014  
@kwind - Thank you Kim for the "Wow" and gracious comment!

@amandal - Thank you very much Amanda! I will pop over for a visit when I am finished!

@paulam - Thank you so much Paula for you wonderful comment! keep warm!

@allisonraposa - Thank you Allison for your gorgeous comment!

@jo13 - Than you so much Jo! I appreciate your comment!
February 28th, 2014  
What a beautiful shot of this great cardinal - he certainly picked his setting well for your shot - perfect!
February 28th, 2014  
Beautiful capture!
February 28th, 2014  
absolutely beautiful cardinal and photo!
February 28th, 2014  
Such a beautiful capture! Great red against the white background. Nicely done!
February 28th, 2014  
Fabulous shot! Got to love the bright red cardinals but it is difficult to get them without a distracting background as you have here. It took me a while to figure out that it was the male Cardinal who produced that "Pretty pretty pretty " call. He only seems to do it when he is very high up in a tree and in the summer, he was always well hidden by the leaves.
February 28th, 2014  
Lovely negative space for this finely focused foto (haha- 3f's). And another 'f' fav
February 28th, 2014  
Beautiful!
February 28th, 2014  
Wow, Skip, this is amazing. The red and the softness of his feathers are fantastic.
February 28th, 2014  
Beautiful shot!
February 28th, 2014  
Gorgeous capture! This has to be one of the prettiest cardinal photos I have seen here. FAV
February 28th, 2014  
Very beautiful cardinal and capture.
February 28th, 2014  
Lovely bird.
February 28th, 2014  
@milaniet - Thank you Milanie! I was so glad to see him land where he did free of other branches!

@mtpagano - Thank you Michelle!

@lynnz - Thank you very much Lynn!


@eyesmile - You are very kind Gena! Thank you!

@gardencat - You are right about his call! I know Cardinals are territorial I believe I have heard or read this is how they mark their territory.

@maggiemae - Thank you Maggie for the four f's!

@rangerxenos - Thank you Dawn!

@taffy - Thank you for the "Wow" Taffy and you kind comment!

@mei_photography - Thank you Mei for the 'beautiful' comment!

@pflaume - You are very kind Lisa, thank you! And thank for the fav!

@anazad511 - Thank Ana for your wonderful comment!

@daisyjuds - Thank you Judith!
February 28th, 2014  
Wow, what a burst of colour! Lovely
February 28th, 2014  
Love this! Great composition, simplicity, focius and subject! FAV!
February 28th, 2014  
Superb Capture!
February 28th, 2014  
@gardencat - Guess what Joanne? When I walked outside this morning and the temperature was 5 degrees I heard a male cardinal up in a tree singing, "The pretty pretty pretty." So they don't just do it in the summer.
February 28th, 2014  
@kandkids - Thank you very much Karen for the "Wow" and kind comment!

@calm - You are very kind Cathy thank you for the wonderful accolades!

@amrita21 - Thank you so much Amrita for the superb comment!
February 28th, 2014  
Just beautiful, so crisp and vibrant!
March 2nd, 2014  
Beautifully handsome!
March 4th, 2014  
love the pop of red!
March 6th, 2014  
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