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Mr. Cardinal

Mr. Cardinal

Meet Mrs. Cardinal's husband! Isn't he handsome! Look at him with his mouth full of food!!! :) :) :)

The day he let me get this picture, ...
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Meet Mrs. Cardinal's husband! Isn't he handsome! Look at him with his mouth full of food!!! :) :) :)

The day he let me get this picture, I had moved the bird feeder to the porch rail directly in front of our glass storm door so if he stopped, I could snap a photo. He taunted me off and on all day long. Finally, I think he felt sorry for me and stayed put long enough for me to finally get a beautiful closeup of him. However, he won't let me get anymore. :) :) :)
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SONY NEX-3N

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 2100/10

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May, 2017

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