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Uploaded: 08/06/18 1:47 PM GMT
"It's Her Turn For Peanuts"
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Captured this yesterday (2018, 08-15), while having my coffee outside. The female cardinal is finally trusting me and comes for her peanuts.

Some interesting facts about the Northern Cardinals: frequently mate for life, some cardinal pairs do break up and look for new mates And if one member of the pair dies, the survivor will quickly look for a new mate. The male behaves territoriality, marking out his territory with song. During courtship, the male feeds seed to the female beak-to-beak. The Northern Cardinal is the state bird of seven states, more than any other species: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Thank you in advance for your time and comments deeply appreciated.

Have a Week, ♥ Skates ♥

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::Mizteeq
08/06/18 1:50 PM GMT
What a lovely looking bird, beautiful capture.
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::trixxie17
08/06/18 2:38 PM GMT
I love to watch all the cardinals around here Pat but I particularly like the female ones for some reason - excellent capture.
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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus
::jerseygurl
08/06/18 2:41 PM GMT
The female cardinals are just as beautiful as the males Pat - she looks as though she is going to enjoy that treat you so kindly left out for her - Great Capture and Narrative!!!!!!!!
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::biffobear
08/06/18 4:09 PM GMT
I like the female cardinals...Not just the one colour...R.
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::tigger3
08/06/18 4:51 PM GMT
Lovely capture of this lovely female, I have seen them do the feeding and wondered about it, so now I know the rest of the story. :) tigs=^..^=
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::Ramad
08/06/18 9:48 PM GMT
Wonderful shot of the cardinal with great focus and colors.
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::corngrowth
08/07/18 7:33 AM GMT
Pat, it doesn't amaze me that this Cardinal feels at ease in your presence, ☺ !

Wonderful and perfectly timed capture, accompanied by a very interesting story about the behavior of the Northen Cardinals.

Wonderful post, my friend!
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::mesmerized
08/08/18 7:02 AM GMT
She is already keeping her hubby company in my favorites folder...another great moment and shot, Pat.
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.GomekFlorida
08/08/18 6:31 PM GMT
Great shot Pat! Funny thing is, it was quite sometime after first moving down here that I realised we had Cardinals down here. They are a pretty common swamp bird.
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Long before the white man and long before the wheel, when the dark green forests were too silent to be real. Lightfoot 1967
.bfrank
08/12/18 8:21 PM GMT
Nice close-up Pat. I'm glad she is trusting you. Maybe you will have a lot more photo opportunities.
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