Cardinal Courtship

Cardinal Courtship · 07:53 PM

Northern Cardinal courtships are interesting...
First... they're monogamous... fairly unique among any species these days ;-) The males will aggressively defend their mates. You can see some of the battle wounds on this brightly-colored gentleman.

All shots with K20D and Pentax F*300/4.5

The apple of his eye...

And my favorite Cardinal Courtship Ritual... when the male feeds the
female..."beak to beak".

Would you go this far for your mate?

Stratman · 04-14-2008, 08:06 PM

Very cool series !!!!!

Bud · 04-15-2008, 04:02 AM

Thanks!

Bud

roentarre · 04-15-2008, 04:07 AM

Wonderful birds. The colour is so vibrant

scott-devon · 04-15-2008, 04:17 AM

Beautiful shots and a great series of captures!

JCSullivan · 04-15-2008, 05:03 AM

Romanticism chivalry might be dead in humans but these shots prove otherwise in the animal kingdom.

Well done Scott.

Peter Zack · 04-15-2008, 05:11 AM

Excellent series. Great background info and perfect series of shots to describe it. Great images in all respects.

vievetrick · 04-15-2008, 05:23 AM

This is awesome. Great series.

Bud · 04-15-2008, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by roentarre

Wonderful birds. The colour is so vibrant

Thanks... the K20D does seem to do a nice job with reds

Originally posted by scott-devon

Beautiful shots and a great series of captures!

Thanks, Scott!

Originally posted by JCSullivan

Romanticism chivalry might be dead in humans but these shots prove otherwise in the animal kingdom.

It has given me a different level of respect for this species... they're pretty cool birds

Originally posted by Peter Zack

Excellent series. Great background info and perfect series of shots to describe it. Great images in all respects.

Thanks for the kind words.

Originally posted by vievetrick

This is awesome. Great series.

Thank you!

mtnbearhug · 04-15-2008, 07:25 PM

Great Series Bud...

The last two are really neat!! That would be something to see.. and you captured it well!!!

Thanks for sharin.. Kim

Bud · 04-16-2008, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by mtnbearhug

Great Series Bud...

The last two are really neat!! That would be something to see.. and you captured it well!!!

Thanks for sharin.. Kim

Thanks, Kim! It was very cool to watch...

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04-15-2008, 04:02 AM	#3
Bud Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,699 Original Poster	Stratman Thanks! Bud

04-15-2008, 07:25 PM	#10
mtnbearhug Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Emmett, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,351	Great Series Great Series Bud... The last two are really neat!! That would be something to see.. and you captured it well!!! Thanks for sharin.. Kim

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04-14-2008, 08:06 PM	#2
Stratman Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Louis, Missouri U S A Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,464	Very cool series !!!!!

04-15-2008, 04:07 AM	#4
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Wonderful birds. The colour is so vibrant

04-15-2008, 04:17 AM	#5
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	Beautiful shots and a great series of captures!

04-15-2008, 05:03 AM	#6
JCSullivan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada Posts: 3,056	Romanticism chivalry might be dead in humans but these shots prove otherwise in the animal kingdom. Well done Scott.

04-15-2008, 05:11 AM	#7
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Excellent series. Great background info and perfect series of shots to describe it. Great images in all respects.

04-15-2008, 05:23 AM	#8
vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183	This is awesome. Great series.

04-15-2008, 07:13 PM	#9
Bud Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,699 Original Poster	Originally posted by roentarre Wonderful birds. The colour is so vibrant Thanks... the K20D does seem to do a nice job with reds Originally posted by scott-devon Beautiful shots and a great series of captures! Thanks, Scott! Originally posted by JCSullivan Romanticism chivalry might be dead in humans but these shots prove otherwise in the animal kingdom. It has given me a different level of respect for this species... they're pretty cool birds Originally posted by Peter Zack Excellent series. Great background info and perfect series of shots to describe it. Great images in all respects. Thanks for the kind words. Originally posted by vievetrick This is awesome. Great series. Thank you!

04-16-2008, 06:45 PM	#11
Bud Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,699 Original Poster	Originally posted by mtnbearhug Great Series Bud... The last two are really neat!! That would be something to see.. and you captured it well!!! Thanks for sharin.. Kim Thanks, Kim! It was very cool to watch...