{"id":129013,"date":"2024-05-25T02:49:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T07:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=129013"},"modified":"2024-05-25T08:06:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T13:06:19","slug":"male-northern-cardinal-in-an-oak-tree-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/05\/25\/male-northern-cardinal-in-an-oak-tree-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Northern Cardinal In An Oak Tree Images"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even though they are abundant in Arkansas and Oklahoma, I can’t seem to see or take enough Northern Cardinal images. I sure missed them when I lived in Utah.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Northern Cardinal perched in an oak tree \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 2000, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I took both of these images while I was sitting on my dear friend Steve Creek’s deck<\/span><\/a> during my visit to Arkansas. On the days I took these photos, the light was low, but that actually helped showcase the vibrant red feathers of the males of this species without making them too bright.<\/p>\n

The low light I had certainly didn’t dim the vibrancy of the feathers of these male Northern Cardinals. Not at all!<\/p>\n

\"NorthernNorthern Cardinal male about to lift off \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/400, ISO 2000, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The male Northern Cardinals in Steve’s yard were a bit on the skittish side but they also kept a close watch on their mates. Sometimes they would watch their mate from this oak tree which wasn’t too far from the bird feeders.<\/p>\n

Seeing their bright red plumage against the green leaves of the oak was a treat for me. After living in Utah, Arkansas and Oklahoma seem so very, very green to me. My eyes love soaking up the green colors I see everywhere.<\/p>\n

The red and green in these photos? It feels pretty festive to me!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Northern Cardinal photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even though they are abundant in Arkansas and Oklahoma, I can’t seem to see or take enough Northern Cardinal images. I sure missed them when I lived in Utah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13950,27,10269,13951],"tags":[4004,13965,6577,14199,14197,14200,13931,6583,4282,4062,14198,5265,14883,13964,165,4427,8018,13966],"class_list":["post-129013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-northern-cardinals","category-sebastian-county","tag-adult","tag-arkansas","tag-branches","tag-cardinal","tag-cardinalis-cardinalis","tag-cardinals","tag-garden","tag-leaves","tag-lift-off","tag-male","tag-northern-cardinal","tag-oak","tag-oak-tree","tag-sebastian-county","tag-spring","tag-tree","tag-urban","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t