Spring Morning Cardinal
by Nava Thompson
Title
Spring Morning Cardinal
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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( 2018 1st place in SPRING HAS SPRUNG contest) 1st place win in Nature contest 2017)(1st place in Valentines Day contest 2/6/16)(1st place contest win in 'Spring Forward-Fall Back'(2nd place in Uplifting contest) -- 10/14/15)(Published in 'Eye On Fine Art Photography')(1st Place in 'Show Us Your Best Work')(1st place winner in Springtime Splendor 3/14/14)(1st Place winner in 'Beat the Winter Blues)(1st place winner in 'Spring in the Country')(2nd place contest win in Springtme contest) (contest winner in Springtime 2014)(featured art) (July 2014 2nd place win in 'Beautiful Birds' contest (over 2,000entries) (1st Place in Color Red Contest) (contest win in New Logo for 500 views group)A photo taken by Nava Jo Thompson of a male Cardinal enjoying the sun and spring blooms in a Crabapple tree. This article is about the bird Male Northern Cardinal Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri
Family: 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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June 20th, 2012
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Hanne Lore Koehler
What a spectacular cardinal capture, Nava! Amazing detail, light and color! Masterful artistic composition! Congratulations on your A WOMAN'S TOUCH group feature! L/F/T
DEE JOBES PHOTOGRAPHY
Wow,magnificent Fine Art photographic masterpiece!Breathtakingly Beautiful composition!Great photography!A Fav!L/F!Sincerely,Mrs Dee Jobes
Judy Vincent
Gorgeous capture! This will be the “Beautiful Bokeh” photo of the day on the USA Photographers group home page for 6/1/21!
Jordan Hill
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 June: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (June 29, 2020)