Winter Love2
by Darren Fisher
Title
Winter Love2
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
Another beautiful capture of a male and female Cardinal. I was able to capture these two during a recent snow storm we had. I took the image into photo shop and created a digital painting with textures and digital effects. I also added a short quote on inspiration on love. Cardinals are medium-sized redbirds characterized by a unique crest, a black mask on the face and a short cone-shaped bill. They are known for their vivid red color, however only the male presents itself in the bright colors. The female has grayish shades through her body with duller red wings and tail. Young cardinals are similar to females but rather then orangey or reddish bills they have black or grey ones.
The male cardinal is very territorial and protects his breeding space from any male that comes his way. During the mating season, which begins in March, the males are so hot-blooded, that although they breed near birds of other species, they will never allow one of their own kinds to nestle in their territory. A male cardinal can be seen frequently following another from bush to bush, emitting a shrill note of anger, and diving aggressively towards the trespasser.
This combative action will continue until the transgressor has been satisfactorily ousted. Upon his exile, the victor will perch himself up in his favorite tree and begin pouring his heart out in an unmistakable song of cardinal exultation.
Though cardinals are often perceived as vain because they appear to be attracted by mirrors, the attraction is actually more of an expression of his territorial instinct. If put in front of a mirror, the male cardinal can spend hours trying to expel his reflected image that he perceives as an intruder. The unusual crest of this red bird is a visible marker of his emotional state. When calm it lies flat, when excited it lifts tall and peaked.
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January 12th, 2017
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