Snow Bird
by Nava Thompson
Title
Snow Bird
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken by Nava Thompson of a Red Cardinal on a limb with snow. The Cardinal glows in the snow scene. It was snowing at the time.:.................Male
Cardinals, in 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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December 4th, 2013
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Comments (50)
William Tasker
Lovely shot, Nava! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Don Columbus
Congratulations Nava, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings"! I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Joan Carroll
congrats on being selected SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED WFS ARTIST FOR THE WEEK with this image! v
Judy Johnson
You should be called Queen of the Cardinals. So many beautiful shots of cardinals. Congratulations on your special feature. L
Joyce Dickens
Hi sweetheart...such a lovely capture my friend... Congratulations on your SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED FEATURE...so well deserved! jd
Deb Halloran
Hello Nava Jo, Congratulations on your SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED FEATURE in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group. Beautiful work of art..nicely done! v/L
Hanne Lore Koehler
Beautiful artistic capture, Nava!!! Congratulations on your spring contest win in WISCONSIN FLOWERS AND SCENERY group! L/F
Nava Thompson replied:
Hanne---thank you----! Great to hear from your and thanks for the support--as always.
Sharon Duguay
Congrats on your Special Highlight feature in WFS group Nava Jo ,beautiful bird beautifully captured L/F
Jean OKeeffe dba Macro Abundance Art
Congratulations as the Special Highlighted WFS Artist for the week!! v
Jeannie Rhode
Nava, Congrats on your Special Highlighted WFS Artists of the Week : ) Great capture of this Beautiful Cardinal. L/F