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Female Northern Cardinal on a windy winter day
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Female Northern Cardinal on a windy winter day (Cardinalis cardinalis)

A few days before Christmas, we had a rare early-winter storm, bringing high wind, a few inches of snow and sub-zero temperatures Farenheit. This cold female cardinal was foraging for food in the blowing snow.
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Habitat
Urban backyard
Location
Frankfort, Ky., USA
Date taken
Dec. 23, 2022
Scientific name
Cardinalis cardinalis
Equipment used
Ricoh Pentax K-S2; Sigma 170-500 APO lens at 500mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/250th second; f/19; ISO 560
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Danielbirdwatcher
She looks cold but birds are so strong having defenses against the cold and she looks so pretty in the snow. Beautiful shot.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
MlynchKy
Date added
View count
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-S2
Aperture
ƒ/19
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
560
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
IMGP1041.jpg
File size
484.8 KB
Date taken
Fri, 23 December 2022 12:16 PM
Dimensions
2166px x 1338px

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