Splash of red

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Splash of red

December 11, 2020 by Mike Powell

As the days become colder and the landscape turns monochromatic, I am always happy to spot the bright red plumage of a male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), like this one that I photographed on Monday at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Posted in Autumn, Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Canon 50D, Cardinalis cardinalis, male Northern Cardinal, Northern cardinal, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Tamron 150-600mm, Woodbridge VA | 11 Comments

11 Responses

on December 11, 2020 at 7:59 am | Reply Reed Andariese

Nice & Colorful Mike!
on December 11, 2020 at 10:16 am | Reply kenneturner

The red really stands out against the blue sky — nice!
on December 11, 2020 at 12:08 pm | Reply NJUrbanForest

Beautiful picture of one of my favorite birds! I look forward to hearing them sing again around February.
on December 11, 2020 at 4:09 pm | Reply Ms. Liz

Love this!
on December 11, 2020 at 5:40 pm | Reply Digital Wonders and Smiles

Beautiful photo! Cardinals are such gorgeous birds!
on December 11, 2020 at 9:00 pm | Reply Dan Antion

Handsome bird. Well done.
- on December 12, 2020 at 8:17 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Dan.
on December 12, 2020 at 9:00 am | Reply Molly Lin Dutina

They certainly punctuate the trees and shrubs this time of year like a teacher’s red pencil mark!
- on December 12, 2020 at 9:17 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Yikes. I think we all were traumatized by the red pencil marks when we were students. I especially like it when I am lucky enough to photograph a cardinal on a snowy day.
on December 14, 2020 at 5:53 pm | Reply susurrus

Great picture. I wish we had cardinals. They have a very characteristic shape.
- on December 14, 2020 at 7:06 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Susan. They are definitely distinctive and a welcome sight.