Although I have been seeing a lot of cardinals recently, most of them seem very skittish and fly off as I approach. This Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) flew away a short distance and observed me from a tree where he was almost surrounded by the foliage.
With that bright red coloration, though, it’s a little hard to conceal yourself entirely.
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Mike Powell 
Wow. Love this !!!
Thanks. Cardinals are pretty common but I find them to be uncommonly pretty.
Such colours!
Great color!
I think he’s making the leaves look bad! Great shot.
What an interesting pose.
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