northern cardinal

A Female Northern Cardinal

My backyard bird for the day is the Northern Cardinal. These birds are a daily visitor to my yard. I lost a male last week to a hawk. The Northern Cardinal is the state bird of these seven states: North Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia. Birds that I am seeing this [...]

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A Female Northern Cardinal

The Female Northern Cardinal only comes to my feeders for a short time. I think I know where her nest is but it is to high up in the tree to get a good photo and it’s in my neighbors yard. Be sure to check out my Great Blue Heron in flight photo I posted [...]

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Bird Head Shots

by Steve Creek on March 14, 2011 · 11 comments

Head Shot Of A Red-breasted Nuthatch

I still have a few birds in my backyard that I haven’t shared yet but I wanted to post a few closeups of the regulars first.

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Cardinals In My Backyard

by Steve Creek on February 12, 2011 · 8 comments

Female Northern Cardinal

I have been posting photos of birds that have been visiting my backyard this past week. I can always count on the Northern Cardinal showing up but they have not been around all that much. This male and female only came in for just a few minutes for one day. My Backyard Photography Setup Birds [...]

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A Male Northern Cardinal In My Backyard

This is day two of sharing some of the birds in my yard week. This male Northern Cardinal is usually the first bird I see each morning. Birds In My Yard Week (Day One) Birds In My Yard Week (Day Three) Birds In My Yard Week (Day Four) Birds In My Yard Week (Day Five) [...]

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A Female Cardinal Sitting On A Bird Feeder

It is obvious that this cardinal is aggravated that I am slow with filling up the bird feeder.

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