Northern Cardinal Beauty
by Judi Dressler
Title
Northern Cardinal Beauty
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
There was no lack of Northern Cardinals near a tiny pond that had trees nearby. There were male and female cardinals in the trees, drinking and bathing in the pond, and generally seemed to be having a good time on a beautiful day. Their colors are so striking, and when one of the males took off and gave me this beautiful pose, I was thrilled to get a photo!
From Cornell's website: "A perennial favorite among people, the Northern Cardinal is the state bird of seven states. The distinctive crest can be raised and pointed when agitated or lowered and barely visible while resting. You typically see cardinals moving around in pairs during the breeding season, but in fall and winter they can form fairly large flocks of a dozen to several dozen birds."
Photo taken in Southern Texas on March 3, 2021
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Won 1st Place in FAA's Juried One Red Cardinal contest, on 12/15/2023
Won 1st Place in FAA's Cardinal contest, on 11/8/2022
Won 1st Place in FAA's WINGSPAN contest, on 3/25/2022
Won 1st Place in FAA's ALL ABOUT THE COLOR RED contest, 7/20/2021
Won 1st Place in FAA's CARDINALS AND WOODPECKERS contest, 4/24/2021
Tied for 1st Place in FAA's FOCUS ON WILDLIFE AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS contest, 3/22/2021
Tied for 2nd Place in FAA's "Favorite Things" contest, 3/15/21.
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Comments (101)
Brooks Garten Hauschild
Congratulations on placing 1st in 'ONE RED CARDINAL' with this amazing action shot, Judi! My pleasure to host & jury the contest. FL
Tory Wilcox
Stunning. I feel that you have a special gift for shots like this, like the kingfisher stop action/flight and others. All your work is fantastic.
Morris Finkelstein
Stunning flight photograph of a Northern Cardinal with great timing, colors, pose, and composition, Judi! Congratulations on your First Place in The Cardinal Photography contest! F/L
Brian Morefield - Prose Imagery
Judi, what a remarkably perfect in-flight capture of this beautiful bird! Congratulations on the well-deserved first place win!
William Dunigan
Really nice job with this photograph. Love the pose with those outstretched wings, and nice work with the painterly look.
RAY WHITT
Congratulations Judi, on your first place finish in the Wingspan Contest. Wonderful image!