F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 500.
Northern Cardinal ( Female )
What do you give an elephant that’s going to be sick?
Plenty of space!
Interesting Fact: Males sometimes bring nest material to the female, who does most of the building. She crushes twigs with her beak until they’re pliable, then turns in the nest to bend the twigs around her body and push them into a cup shape with her feet. The cup has four layers: coarse twigs (and sometimes bits of trash) covered in a leafy mat, then lined with grapevine bark and finally grasses, stems, rootlets, and pine needles. The nest typically takes 3 to 9 days to build; the finished product is 2-3 inches tall, 4 inches across, with an inner diameter of about 3 inches. Cardinals usually don’t use their nests more than once. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/lifehistory )
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Beautiful shot, and I love the joke and the info. Nice touch.
Mary
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Isn’t it amazing that they can build these complex nests?
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Deadlines can be a pain. Sick elephants are, well, sick. Cardinals are the state bird of a bunch of states. Enjoy your blog…
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what a saucy little bird ❤
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Haha. Love the title love the joke love the picture and the fact.
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Made my day, 🙂
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Love your title 🙂
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While the male is certainly the more striking of the two, I believe the female cardinal sometimes gets short shrift. She’s beautiful in her own right! As your photo perfectly confirms. 🙂
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That is such an interesting read; I had no idea that the best building was so elaborate. And your photo is beautiful. Thank you!
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You as well.