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RickL

Male Cardinal

Male Cardinal

A beautiful male taking a few seconds rest in its favorite thorn bush. The halo of thorns make this bird stand out.
Lens: Tamron 150-600g2...
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A beautiful male taking a few seconds rest in its favorite thorn bush. The halo of thorns make this bird stand out.
Lens: Tamron 150-600g2
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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 140 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 6000/10

location

location

Vail, Arizona, US

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2020

Views

481

Likes

+91

Awards

Peer Award

+32

Absolute Masterpiece

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Top Choice

+6

Superb Composition

+3

Magnificent Capture

Virtuoso

Genius

Superior Skill

All Star

Emotions

Impressed

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Stunning shot!!!

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Thank you,it is one of my favorites

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Gorgeous capture Rick.....One of my favorite birds.

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Thank you,it is one of my favorites as well.

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A real masterpiece ...!!!

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Thank you very much

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Beautiful image Rick

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Thank you very much

So beautiful cardinal!

Great shot! I think this would be a great entry in the #outonalimb challenge. I've got an entry in it, but your image is definitely better than mine for this challenge. :)

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Thank you very much

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Exceptional work.... Thank you for sharing Rick

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Thank you so much

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Like how he is framed by the twigs

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It is one of my favorites

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