White Christmas
by Nava Thompson
Title
White Christmas
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken by Nava Thompson in the winter snow of a male and female Cardinal in a tree. This article is about the bird. 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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December 6th, 2012
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Comments (17)
Randy Rosenberger
Your artwork recently submitted to our group WFS, has been chosen to be featured on our homepage with other members of our family of friends and fine artists. Thanks for sharing the beauty.
Valerie Anne Kelly
Beautiful & A 5 ***** fave ;~} Valz
Nava Thompson replied:
Valz--thank you for the comment and A5*****fave!! (not sure what all of that means--but looks good to me! :) )
Nava Jo Thompson
Carol--thank you for the feature of 'White Christmas' in 'Cards For All Occasions'!
Nava Jo Thompson
Nadine and Bob---thank you for the feature of 'White Christmas' in 'Beauty of this World'!