Red Cardinal In Flowers
by Nava Thompson
Title
Red Cardinal In Flowers
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken by Nava Thompson of a red male Cardinal sitting in a tree among the spring blooms.................................................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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August 28th, 2013
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Steve Warnstaff
Wow! Nava you have captured the perfect image of the Cardinal and tree. A True Beauty of an image...
Anita Faye
Incredibly beautiful Cardinal portrait Nava! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html?tab=overview
Randy Rosenberger
It is a true honor to bestow upon you the special recognition, of being Featured on our homepage, due to the professional quality, creativity, and pure beauty of this fine piece of art work. As administrator of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, I am proud of you for this accomplishment. I Liked and Faved. R.B. Rosenberger (admin. of the WFS group)