Is this a female cardinal?

[SquarePeg3 2]

Need help from my birding TPF peeps (see what I did there?).

Untitled by SharonCat..., on Flickr

 

[SCraig]

Nope, it's a Cedar Waxwing.

 

[vintagesnaps]

I wondered because cardinals use the bushes in my front yard and along the driveway as their condos, and I've never noticed one with yellow tipping on the tailfeathers.

 

[Photo Lady]

only once did i have the chance to take a photo of these birds.. only once they flocked to this tree..so long ago.. you did a fabulous photo of this bird.. my favorite

 

[danbob6151 177]

Cardinal or not, I like your photo, particularly the red on the wings and yellow on the tail feathers.

 

[SquarePeg3 2]

Thanks! I'm definitely not knowledgeable when it comes to birds but this one let me get so close that I had to get a photo. Was out on a short hike up in VT scouting out a new place with some reflection possibilities for fall and not looking for birds at all when I took this. This bird just sat there on a branch right at my eye level and occasionally looked over its shoulder to see if I was a threat. I took a shot every 2 steps and it didn't fly off until I was about 5 ft away but I never did get a look at the front only a flash of color as it flew off.

 

[danbob6151 177]

Almost sounds as though the bird was primping for you.

 

[snowbear151 81]

Nice shot, Sharon. I've have seen a wild turkey, a red wing blackbird, and a goldfinch, but I was driving and couldn't pull over.

 

[SquarePeg3 2]

Nice shot, Sharon. I've have seen a wild turkey, a red wing blackbird, and a goldfinch, but I was driving and couldn't pull over.

Hope you got some fishing in~ you missed a great shoot Saturday at the hot air balloon festival.

 

[RowdyRay]

Yep, Cedar Waxwing. You're lucky. Usually very skiddish, and don't sit still for more than a second or two. I've been trying for 2 years to get a usable photo of these little guys. Much smaller than I thought, too.

Great shot.

 

[snowbear151 81]

Nice shot, Sharon. I've have seen a wild turkey, a red wing blackbird, and a goldfinch, but I was driving and couldn't pull over.

Hope you got some fishing in~ you missed a great shoot Saturday at the hot air balloon festival.

A little bit. Darned near fell on my @$$ - slippery rocks and swifter than used to current.

Maybe next year.

 

[Jeff1582 82]

It's a very nice shot.........