Winter Morning Cardinal
by Nava Thompson
Title
Winter Morning Cardinal
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
(1st place win in Birdsong contest 2014)(2nd place win in 'Wildlife All Mediums')(2nd place winner in 'Your Best Photographs')(2nd place win for Wildlife group logo 11/14)A photo taken by Nava Thompson of a red, male Cardinal sitting on a limb in the morning light during the winter.............The photo was made in February.... 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.
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February 8th, 2014
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful 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 “2018 November: 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/ . If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (November 26, 2018)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
William Tasker
The light is so special here. Great shot! Thank you for submitting this wonderful and identified bird image that is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group - L/F
Karen Cook
My favorite bird captured beautifully in winter's light. Taking this to the special promotion thread in 1000 views.
Anita Faye
Super lovely wintry portrait Nava! Featured on Poetic Poultry! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html