Peachy
by Nava Thompson
Title
Peachy
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
cA beautiful Female Cardinal sitting in a tree watching me with the camera.DescriptionThe Northern Cardinal is a mid-sized songbird with a body length The adult male is a brilliant crimson red color with a black face mask over the eyes, extending to the upper chest. The color becomes duller and darker on the back and wings.[8] The female is fawn, with mostly grayish-brown tones and a slight reddish tint on the wings, the crest, and the tail feathers. The face mask of the female is gray to black and is less defined than that of the male. Both sexes possess prominent raised crests and bright coral-colored beaks. The beak is cone-shaped and strong.[8] Young birds, both male and female, show the coloring similar to the adult female until the fall, when they molt and grow adult feathers. They are brown above and red-brown below, with brick-colored crest, forehead, wings, and tail. The legs and feet are a dark pink-brown. The iris of the eye is brown.The plumage color of the males is produced from carotenoid pigments in the diet.Coloration is produced from both red pigments and yellow carotenoid pigments. Northern Cardinal males possess the ability to metabolize carotenoid pigments to create plumage pigmentation of a color different from the ingested pigment. When fed only yellow pigments, males become a pale red color, rather than a yellow.
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October 24th, 2012
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Comments (6)
Rosanne Jordan
Love those summer colors of the female Cardinals! this is sweet! fav vtd You know how much I love Cardinals!
Randy Rosenberger
Now this is one "peachy" capture of this fine looking avian, Nava Jo! While the male cardinal with its red plumage, sets ones eyes upon it, actually the female cardinal is one of the more attractive of the species. Very beautiful composition! fave and vote
Nava Thompson replied:
Randy--thank you for your 'insight' and nice comments--appreciate your Fave and Vote! Happy Thanksgiving!
Nava Jo Thompson
Thank you Randy for hours of work in 'Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery'--and for the feature.of 'Peachy'!
Nava Jo Thompson
Mariola--thank you for featuring 'Peachy' in 'Wildlife'. Appreciate your consistant work.
Nadine And Bob Johnston
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Nava Thompson replied:
Thank you for the vote and fav on 'Peachy'--and for all that you do to promote so many!