Cardinals in the backyard

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Northern Cardinal 5.jpg
Northern Cardinal 5.jpg1800×1200 1.55 MB

Northern Cardinal 10.jpg
Northern Cardinal 10.jpg1600×1200 1.28 MB

Northern Cardinal 11.jpg
Northern Cardinal 11.jpg1600×1200 1.36 MB

Northern Cardinal 7.jpg
Northern Cardinal 7.jpg1600×1200 1.02 MB

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I thought I would share some of the Cardinals I have been seeing in my backyard with an emphasis on the females. The individual birds can have different shades of light brown or orangish brown.
The first three images are of females and the last is a male. Attracted by peanuts.

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Canon R7, Canon 200-800mm, tripod
setting vary, first image: ISO 2500, f9, 1/400s

Processed in DXO PureRaw 3 and Photoshop.

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Cool portraits, Allen. The second one almost looks like it was taken with a wide angle lens. All are excellent.

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Fine series, Allen. I sure wish we had cardinals here…
Excellent poses, details, and BG for each one.

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Excellent looks at these birds and the background complements them well.