Cardinal

This was taken with my 100 mm macro.

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Nice catch Bill. Looks like he has an extra leg there.

canonloader wrote in post #7500620
Nice catch Bill. Looks like he has an extra leg there.

Yep, it's a rare Non-crested Tripod Cardinal.

I thought about cloning out the stick, but I generally don't like to do that sort of thing. I was wishing that I had a longer lens mounted on the camera when the cardinal landed about ten feet from me.

Beautiful colours and lighting. Bill. Thanks for sharing.

Nice one. I can't imagine birding with a 100mm. I feel under gunned if I go out with anything less than my 500.

Reigh Higgins wrote in post #7501449
Beautiful colours and lighting. Bill. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the comments!

Harvey_G wrote in post #7503812
Nice one. I can't imagine birding with a 100mm. I feel under gunned if I go out with anything less than my 500.

Thanks. It wasn't intentional -- I just happened to have the macro lens on the camera when Mr. Cardinal dropped in to see what I was doing. While it is a sharp lens, it sure doesn't have enough reach to do any real birding, unless they are tame.

Great shot Bill, that must've been some blind you were in!

scot079 wrote in post #7503897
Great shot Bill, that must've been some blind you were in!

The "blind" was a couple lawn chairs on my Dad's front porch. We were just sitting there enjoying the warm weather and talking. I suppose that curiosity got the best of the cardinal -- maybe he was wondering why I didn't have my L glass on the camera.

Bill Boehme wrote in post #7501425
I was wishing that I had a longer lens mounted on the camera when the cardinal landed about ten feet from me.

Yeah, but the sharpness of the 100 is hard to beat... Tradeoffs everywhere!

i love cardinals! this is a great shot

jgrussell wrote in post #7504395
Yeah, but the sharpness of the 100 is hard to beat... Tradeoffs everywhere!

Yep! If there is a sharper lens around, I would need Kevlar gloves to handle it.

ntinlizi wrote in post #7504419
i love cardinals! this is a great shot

Thanks. I love them too. They are abundant in the area where my parents live so finding them is no challenge at all.

Bill Boehme wrote in post #7504834
Yep! If there is a sharper lens around, I would need Kevlar gloves to handle it.


Thanks. I love them too. They are abundant in the area where my parents live so finding them is no challenge at all.

unfortunately for me, we have no cardinals in the area...the closest thing i can get is a blue jay...

Nice capture Bill....he was probably looking to see where you had the seeds hidden.

Great shot !!!!!!

Shar824 wrote in post #7511282
Nice capture Bill....he was probably looking to see where you had the seeds hidden.

Thanks, Sharon. The sparrows were hogging the feed trough.

edgar-Junior wrote in post #7523585
Great shot !!!!!!

Thanks Edgar.