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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: David & Susan on May 25, 2009, 11:50:50 AM

Title: Male Cardinal and Chick
Post by: David & Susan on May 25, 2009, 11:50:50 AM

Susan and I are quite pleased to see that we have a new addition to our Cardinal famliy in our yard, see pics below:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24180399@N06/3563419556/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24180399@N06/3563419556/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24180399@N06/3562598779/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24180399@N06/3562598779/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24180399@N06/3562598495/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24180399@N06/3562598495/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24180399@N06/3563412298/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24180399@N06/3563412298/)

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Post by: Bird Brain on May 25, 2009, 12:35:15 PM

Awww, how wonderful!  I love the first photo.

Did you ever get the gardening done or did you just let it be?

Jo-Anne  :)

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Post by: David & Susan on May 25, 2009, 12:53:53 PM

Actually we did get the job done.  As it turned out, nothing was going to move the female off the nest, no matter how close our presence was below.

So we're all very pleased, and our young son is quite enamored with it, but we've had to stand firm on the "don't touch, leave it alone," rules.


(Odd though, we're certain she only had one chick whereas I understand Cardinals are supposed have 2-5?)

D.

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Post by: Bird Brain on May 25, 2009, 01:12:28 PM

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Actually we did get the job done.  As it turned out, nothing was going to move the female off the nest, no matter how close our presence was below.

Wow, this is good to know.  My initial concern was that she would abandon the nest.

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(Odd though, we're certain she only had one chick whereas I understand Cardinals are supposed have 2-5?)

Yes.