Sharing the Light
by Nava Thompson
Title
Sharing the Light
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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(contest winner)(featured) A photo taken by Nava Jo Thompson fo a red, male Cardinal and Yellow Finch sharing a branch and the early morning light. This was photographed in a magnolia tree in fall. This article is about the bird......Cardinal ..........Male Northern Cardinal
............Kingdom: Animalia .......Cardinals, which make up the family Cardinalidae, are passerine birds found in North and South America. They are also known as cardinal-grosbeaks and cardinal-buntings. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae (previously placed in Emberizidae).........These are robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. The family ranges in size from the 12-cm (4.7 inches), 11.5-gram (.40 oz) Orange-breasted Bunting to the 25-cm (9.8 inches), 85-gram (2.99 oz) Black-headed Saltator[verification needed]. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinctive appearances. The Northern Cardinal type species was named by colonists for the male's red crest, reminiscent of a Catholic cardinal's mitre.............The "buntings" in this family are sometimes generically known as "tropical buntings" (though not all live in the tropics) or "North American buntings" (though there are other buntings in North America) to distinguish them from the true buntings, whose family does contain North American birds, but they are referred to as American sparrows (unrelated to Old World sparrows), juncos, and towhees rather than buntings. Likewise the grosbeaks in this family are sometimes called "cardinal-grosbeaks" to distinguish them from other grosbeaks. The name "cardinal-grosbeak" can also apply to this family as a whole........Most species are rated by the IUCN as least concern, though some are near threatened.
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Comments (44)
Deanna Zook
Beautiful photo! I'm interested in purchasing a canvas print, but can the image be flip flopped so the birds are looking to the right and the light is coming from the right? It'd fit my house better that way. Thanks!
Don Columbus
Congratulations Nava, on your THIRD PLACE Finish in the "Wings" contest "Interacting Bird Species"!
Teresa A Lang
Beautiful Nava! Wonderful lighting, and how did you get such colorful birds to sit together? Ha-ha. l/f
Jeannie Rhode Photography
Nava Jo, Congratulations on your Featured Image in WFS ! Nice capture of these two birds sharing a branch together, Beautiful colors in these birds. V
Nava Jo Thompson
Doug---thank you very much for this feature---I for sure remember this morning ---because of the magical light and pose. thank you!
Andrea Lazar
Always a remarkable experience when animals strike a pose for our camera, isn't it? A wonderful shot, love the lighting and the two who even lined up in parallel poses. v/f
Joyce Dickens
What a gorgeous capture of these beautiful birds dear Nava;your lighting is perfect and I was so delighted to see the two different birds sharing the same branch.....both are just awesome - promoted on Twitter this evening......am fighting pc problems and am on and off every 10 minutes or so to prevent overheating.....new parts coming soon so hopefully this will be rectified soon - thinking of you! Joyce
Nava Thompson replied:
Joyce--thank you very much---for your visit and keeping me posted on what is going on there with your PC. Appreciate your generous comments on my birds--I remember that morning so well--a November morning with the light was just right and they posed for a moment. Thank you for the promotion :) See you later
Mia DeLode
Another awesome capture, Nava Jo! Cheering/voted for!
Nava Thompson replied:
Thank you Mia--appreciate your comments, support and vote! Your art is amazing!
Doug Norkum
Wow! Love this detailed capture! Well done! You must be a very patient person!
Nava Thompson replied:
Thank you Doug---appreciate your comments and vote of confidence in a virtue that I should work on.
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