Cardinals in the Snow

Over the weekend, we received several inches of fresh snow. Since our covered front porch looked like Grand Central Station with birds everywhere, I set my portable blind up and photographed some of the birds coming to our feeders. Today’s post features a few images of my Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) friends:

Northern Cardinal, female

Northern Cardinal, female

Northern Cardinal, male

Northern Cardinal, male

At one point, I counted nearly 30 cardinals on our front porch, all at the same moment … and there were more sitting in the trees surrounding the front of the house! More bird species will be featured in upcoming posts.

Photographic Equipment Used:

  • Canon 5D Mark 3 body
  • Canon EF 500mm, f/4 IS lens
  • Bogen 3221 tripod, with Wimberly gimbal head
  • ISO 1250
  • Aperture f/6.3
  • Shutter 1/640 sec. to 1/800 sec.

 

 

 

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