Red Capped Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted December 11, 2010122 views6 comments

It was so nice to see these colorful little birds in big groups in the gardens of the lodges where we stayed during our trip through the Pantanal, Brasil. They behave just like our House Sparrows on the feeding tables and on our eating table as well!

D300,Nikkor70-300VR, 1/250, F9. Cropped to 60%.

PS. I made a mistake attaching the large version, it belongs to my Fauna post!

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on December 11, 2010 at 8:49 AM

Nice photo. I like these birds and this is a very good shot of one. When I clicked on the larger version your shot of the jaguar comes up instead of the red capped. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 11, 2010 at 9:23 AM

Pretty bird and I like the perch, but the larger version is a real different take on any bird. ha!

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Comment posted by richard remington on December 11, 2010 at 10:39 AM

I use the same lens and struggle with detail when cropping over 20 - 30%. This image appears soft to my eye but I love the composition. This is a very striking bird.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on December 11, 2010 at 10:48 AM

Thanks for your comments, guys! I indeed made a mistake attaching the large version, but I have no clue if and how I can change this?

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 11, 2010 at 2:30 PM

This is nice Ellen. I like the colors in the bird and the BG. Maybe a bit heavy toward the bottom with that huge perch branch. Quite a shock when I clicked to open larger version.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on December 11, 2010 at 6:48 PM

This bird is sure prettier than our sparrows, Ellen. Nice image but the bird is very small in it and the perch is very big. You could consider cropping more to provide us with a better look at look at it. The large version is shocking all right!!

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