Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Vibrant Vermilion

The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) stands out vividly in winter white.

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25 comments:

  1. Sylvia KDecember 11, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    Gorgeous bird, incredible capture as always, Raf!! What a bright and beautiful way to begin my day!! Hope your week is going well!!

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  2. Small City ScenesDecember 11, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    What a pretty bird. How i wish we had them out here. Great shot, Raf.
    MB

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  3. GordonDecember 11, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    The colour is so vibrant against the white backgroung, great photo.
    All the best Gordon.

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  4. Darcie (My Modern Country)December 11, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    Stunning shot! This should be a Christmas card :) I hopped over from WBW.

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  5. Beth LDecember 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM

    Vivid Color. I hope he finds some place warmer and out of the snow.

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  6. Margaret Birding For PleasureDecember 11, 2013 at 12:45 PM

    Hi Wow! What a brilliant color of this lovely. Bird.

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  7. Esther JoyDecember 11, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    Is that frost on his little feet?!!! Beautiful photo!

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  8. MaRDecember 11, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    Vibrant and fantastic shot of a gorgeous little bird!!

    V is for ...

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  9. LOLfromPasaDecember 11, 2013 at 4:19 PM

    A stunner. Great for V and beautiful for Christmas!

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  10. eileeninmdDecember 11, 2013 at 4:24 PM

    Gorgeous capture of the male Cardinal. He is pretty!

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  11. Red Nomad OZDecember 11, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    LOVE that RED!! But his (her??) feet look a bit cold!!!

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  12. AnonymousDecember 11, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    Nice shot of one beautiful bird!

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  13. AnonymousDecember 11, 2013 at 10:52 PM

    beautiful click. wondering how it is managing frost bites

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  14. UnknownDecember 12, 2013 at 1:44 AM

    He's gorgeous!

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  15. AnonymousDecember 12, 2013 at 4:02 AM

    Stunning shot!

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  16. Roger Owen GreenDecember 14, 2013 at 6:37 AM

    Visually most pleasing. Vivid!

    ROG, ABCW

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  17. RobynDecember 14, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    I love the snow on the cardinals feet!

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  18. AnonymousDecember 14, 2013 at 9:11 AM

    Vibrant cardinal photo ~ Wow! ~ thanks,carol, xxx

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  19. KarenDecember 14, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    Cardinals are a treat to the eye in the winter. Lovely shot!

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  20. Mei Ann GuerreroDecember 14, 2013 at 2:36 PM

    I really live the vivid red against the white canvass! and look at the snow on the bird's claws - it looked like the the little one is wearing booties!

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  21. LmkazmierczakDecember 14, 2013 at 5:02 PM

    Gorgeous and eye catching! Have a wonder filled weekend♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/night-pixels/

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  22. LauraDecember 15, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    Bright and beautiful!

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  23. PatDecember 15, 2013 at 6:35 PM

    What a great shot of that beautiful bird!

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  24. AnonymousDecember 16, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    Thank you for coming by sharing your creative photography on the Weekly Top Shot, #113!

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  25. IreneDecember 16, 2013 at 4:18 PM

    Stunning bird shot! What an awesome color!

    Irene

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