Monday, March 23, 2009

That's My World Tuesday: North Carolina State Bird - Cardinal

The cardinal was selected as the State Bird of North Carolina in 1943. Below is a male cardinal I photographed in one of my trees.

Cardinals are one of the most common birds to be found in North Carolina yards and are year round residents here. Below is a female cardinal I photographed in one of my trees.

To visit other parts of the world, please go to the home of that's my world Tuesday.
at

24 comments:

  1. IndraniMarch 23, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    Wow! You captured both in your lens. These are truly lovely shots!

    ReplyDelete
  2. kjpwebMarch 23, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    It's so nice to see these critters bringing color into the still almost colorless woods! :)
    Cheers, Klaus

    ReplyDelete
  3. LouiseMarch 23, 2009 at 3:36 PM

    We have no cardinals in New Mexico (at least of which I am aware). Common? How lucky you are to see that bright flash of red!

    ReplyDelete
  4. ninjaMarch 23, 2009 at 3:39 PM

    It's a birdy My World today;) If I remember correctly the cardinal is also a state bird of Virginia.

    ReplyDelete
  5. DeniseinVAMarch 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM

    How beautiful. I have a bird post this week too.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Sylvia KMarch 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM

    I do love cardinals! And you got such terrific shots! And their beautiful color offers hope for spring!! Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Samantha ~ Holly and Zac ~March 23, 2009 at 4:05 PM

    Those birds are beautiful, i wish we had them around here.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Photo CacheMarch 23, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    Pardon my ignorance, but are red ones only male?

    Oh I wish I could see one of these in person. I am not a birder so I guess I will not find one here in Cali?

    Have a great week, Carver.

    My entry is here: http://ewok1993.wordpress.com

    ReplyDelete
  9. SandyCarlsonMarch 23, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    Welcome home, scarlet wonders.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Sujatha BagalMarch 23, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    Koala's right. It's the state bird of Virginia too. And it's a delight to see red in a backyard whitewashed in snow. I hadn't been able to catch a female cardinal. So great to see both in your post today. Happy spring!

    ReplyDelete
  11. EG CameraGirlMarch 23, 2009 at 4:30 PM

    Nice shots of cardinals. I still dram of capturing them with my camera. ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  12. kayleenMarch 23, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    Cardinals are such beautiful birds! A wonderful state bird for sure!

    Nebraska Birding

    ReplyDelete
  13. ArijaMarch 23, 2009 at 6:03 PM

    The male Cardinal is such a striking bird when in mating plumage. Nice post and shots.

    ReplyDelete
  14. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    Hey Carver: Loved the water tower. Learning a lot about our fair state from you. All these theme days seem to result in a lot of traffic. So far, we're just doing the city daily photo first-of-the-month themes and skywatch friday. Suggestions for other memes/themes?

    Greensboro Daily Photo

    ReplyDelete
  15. Jane Hards PhotographyMarch 23, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    To me this is such an exotic bird, like the bluejay which are no are common to you too. So envious they are so pretty.

    ReplyDelete
  16. BarbaraMarch 23, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    Beautiful colour, well photographed.

    ReplyDelete
  17. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 8:25 PM

    I love both of these photos. Nice job!

    ReplyDelete
  18. MojoMarch 23, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    Spooky! I just yesterday caught a couple of male cardinals in my trees. One of them was actually in a dogwood, which was two state symbols for the price of one.

    they may be the most common birds around here, but you couldn't prove it by my yard. Going by that, you'd think the state bird was the crow!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Femin SusanMarch 23, 2009 at 10:07 PM

    Beautiful shots.....

    ReplyDelete
  20. SwarnaMarch 24, 2009 at 12:14 AM

    Good pics of good-looking creatures.

    ReplyDelete
  21. GaelynMarch 24, 2009 at 3:26 AM

    The cardinals are so vivid. I have two pairs that frequent my feeders. The look like brilliant Christmas ornaments when perched on the scrub oak.

    I thought cardinal was the state bird of IL, where I grew up.

    ReplyDelete
  22. This Is My Blog - fishing guyMarch 24, 2009 at 5:32 AM

    Carver: Very cool shots of the Cardinal, it is the most prolific state bird.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Latane BartonMarch 24, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    What's the deal with the male birds (of any species) being the showiest? I think the females got cheated!!

    ReplyDelete
  24. AnonymousMarch 24, 2009 at 4:50 PM

    enjoyed the shots of the beautiful cardinals.
    i need to find myself a good perch to sit on so i can start capturing birds that visit my yard. one day i will get to it ^..^
    have a most wonderful evening

    ReplyDelete

Thank you so much for your comments. I read and appreciate any and all comments. If I delete a comment it is only because I'm trying to deal with a lot of spam. If I delete a comment which isn't spam, it's an accident so please accept my apology.

NOTE - I have recently had issues where some comments don't show up in my blog but I am receiving all of them through email. The blooger hiccup seems to be fixed but I'm going to leave this note up so I don't jinx it.