Fantastic, Bill. Congratulations on this one!

nice bird , good capture *****

Adorable Bird Love Cardinals..we can see some but maybe one month a year :)

You really got that attitude besides the gorgeous color. Stunning work.

Great capture Bill. The tail attitude means 'Leave me alone' lol.

fantastic!! I love Cardinals !

We have nothing this colour in the wild here. He looks as though he is saying something, he needs a speech bubble!

He's very pretty and I bet he knows it too!

Beautiful shot!!

Another super photo.

excellent!

much better! Nailed the tail feathers for sure. I think the art of taking bird pic's (He said, guessing!), is getting them side on or, face on! unlike aircraft, where the shot like 'Old Crow' is best! You need to crop or zoom so close, the smallest mistake and that's blown the picture! He said.......! Not actually knowing anything! But a great shot and i love the bird! Rob.

Great shot, you got him good. Man-oh-man does that bird have an attitude or what? Looks like he's saying, "Hey dude, all you have here is seed, why don't you throw in a worm or two." I am the star of your picture and expect to be treated as such. Cheers SB

WOW! An excellent photo.

Yes! That's just what I was talking about, with the red. Look at the focus on the tailfeathers, compare them to the detail on the edge of the bowl, the seeds ... see how some of that difference is attributable to dof? But the brilliant red looks totally different. By all rights, the body of the bird should be in as sharp a focus as the tailfeathers, or at least only slightly "blurred" by the shallow dof. But no! That color ... yikes! I'm totally impressed that you got as much detail as you did in his breast feathers. This is great!

OMG! it's an amazing, stunning and terrific capture!!!!!!!!!!!Maybe the tail is a V for Victory? ;D)

Beautiful bird, such a beautiful colour.

Very nicely done, great detail on the tail feathers. With a head on pov like that, you have to make a choice where to focus, head or tail. :) If he was chirping and talking while eating, he may have been calling out to his mate to come join him, hence the posture, or if it was windy, simply a matter of regaining his balance. :)

beautiful creature and lovely image..!!!

Great Pose Bill as Maria says tough call often re focus but the detail and colour are perfect

Stellar composition, focus, detail and fantastic red colors in this exquisite capture, Bill! Love those tail feathers! This shot confirms everything I've always wondered about the species....they do wear a mask and a bushy beard!

Beautifully done

Gorgeous isn't he and what a great capture with his tail spread. I think it means that he is happy to be having a great feast.

Stunning, dear Bill !!! Excellent capture :) 5* Hugs; Karin :)

A superb moment!

so many different tones of red and you cought him in an interesting pose... our woodpecker here does a similar one, before entering the food arena together with a loud chirping anouncing his presence and anouncing that it's his place now, maybe it's the same with this beautiful one

No, I don't know what the tail position means...but it is an AWESOME picture!! Nice!!!