I had a couple of birds land here on the barb wire fence next to me and I decided to take a couple of pics and thought they were pretty cool. Tell me what y'all think?
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Forgot two
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1st 2 - male cardinal
3rd - femail cardinal
4th - ?? baby something, maybe cardinal?Comment
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Ya it was a baby cardinal, it's mom was just getting them to flyComment
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yes... Cardinals
...but don't forget to watch out for...
Pyrrhuloxia (AKA Desert Cardinal)
Check out that beak (female)...The Desert Cardinal is a medium-sized song bird where the length for both sexes is approximately 8.3 in (21 cm), while the average weight is 0.8–1.5 oz (24–43 g).[3]
The most obvious differences between the male Desert Cardinal and the Northern Cardinal are the former's largely coloring. The Desert Cardinal is predominantly brownish-gray with a red breast, a red mask, and a yellow parrot-like bill that is stout and rounded.[2] The females of the two species resemble each other much more closely, but the shapes of their bills are diagnostic. The songs of the two species are identical, though the Pyrrhuloxia's is not quite as loud. This cardinal retains the distinctive long pointed red crest present in all species.
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