Saturday, January 15, 2011

The State bird of Illinois is . . .

... red!

16 comments:

  1. I wish I had some of those, I need some color outside! I like the look of his head faced forward

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  2. What a lovely picture of the cardinal.

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  3. I love my cardinals, they just hate the camera! Nice capture.

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  4. Lucky you, he stopped eating for a moment to smile! :) I didn't know cardinals were your state bird! Nice take!

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  5. We have birds of prey here, but not really any birds of color other than the stellar jay and goldfinch. This is like seeing a parrot!

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  6. You must have nicer food than Tammy, he didn't go back to her. I really thought there would have been more than one of those in the US. But I will take your word that THAT BIRD is the Ilinois State Bird, Only one?

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  7. It is also the state bird of North Carolina. But I haven't see ours lately. We usually have some in the yard. Nice capture.

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  8. Nice of him to smile for the camera! You must have been quick on the shutter.

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  9. Love that 'punk' style head shape of these birds and their great colour.

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  10. Beauties. I have some in my area, but have never managed to get great photos. Well done.

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  11. What a pretty little bird, must be fun to have them at your birdtable.

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  12. He's looking at you like you are intruding on his meal!! Nice shot.

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  13. Great pic, its Virginia's bird too. You caught him so well.

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  14. Sure wish we had some cardinals. Are they sassy birds like bluejays? You have a great feeder photo here with his inquisitive look!

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  15. A great shot. I love that splash of red.

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  16. Nice shot of the cardinal. Nice of him to pose for you!

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