Northern Cardinal Gets His Turn In The Spotlight

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Northern Cardinal Gets His Turn In The Spotlight

Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis.

Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George [larger view].

The photographer writes;

A shaft of sunlight fortuitously fell on this male Northern Cardinal at just the right moment. I regularly visit a set of cardinal families. I wish I knew which of the Central Park clans this fella was from but I don't. It does not take away from the enjoyment of this image, does it?

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I love a boy cardinal. He and a scarlet tanager are probably two of my favorite birds.

What a beautiful little bird! We had a few around my parents' house in Ottawa (Canada), but I haven't seen any in Vancouver.

What a lucky capture (rare!) of sun's ray spread on a cardinal's profile and frontal shoulder! Beautiful bird and also a skillful photographic composition. A very good job, BL.
AriSan