Red Cardinal Pose
by Nava Thompson
Title
Red Cardinal Pose
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken by Nava Thompson of a red male Cardinal in a Bradford Pear tree. The date of the photo was December 2012 and the locations was NW Arkansas.
Male Northern Cardinal , 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.
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December 16th, 2012
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Comments (28)
Pedro L Gili
Wonderful Nava! Very nice and cute picture! I love so much these cardinal images! great shot! T. Vtd.
Will Borden
A fantastic cardinal image, Nava Jo!!! Brilliant light on this beautiful December day!!! F&V!
Randy Rosenberger
Doug, I have to agree totally with you on Nava Jo's gorgeous bird captures, as most magazines I have seen have images in them, that don't even come close to the beauty and quality of her beautiful avian shots! Love this one an all of her others! fave and vote
Nava Thompson replied:
Randy--thank you very much for your continued support with nice comments and your fave and vote. Much appreciated! :)
Rosanne Jordan
Love the magical twinkle in this Cardinals' eye! Beautiful image and I love Cardinals- super image! vtd, fav
Nava Thompson replied:
Rosanne--that is what I hope for--the twinkle in the eye. Thank you for comments and v/f!!
Nava Jo Thompson
Thank your Nadine and Bob for featuring 'Red Cardinal Pose' in 'Beauty of this World'!