For the past two weeks our family became extremely lucky as a family of Cardinals, or to be more specific Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis), nested in a hibiscus bush just outside of our living room picture window. We watched in wonder as the the mother (the female is the darker color of the species) nested over, what was originally, three hatchlings. One morning when we sneaked a peak one of them had disappeared. I got busy for the next 4 or 5 days with other things when I noticed they had left the nest and saw one of the babies roosting on a branch near the nest. I decided it was time and I went and grabbed my camera: a Canon Rebel EOS XS with a Zoom EFS 55-200mm lens with an ISO setting of 800. With the mode setting on (Program AE) with auto focus I shot the series you are about to see. I took around 75-150 shots over a period of 45 minutes while the parents of the baby went about the business of getting food an feeding it. The colors of all three Cardinals are stunningly beautiful as you will see. I went through my set and picked out 30 of the best ones and put them in a slide show set to music. I got incredibly lucky during the feeding sequence. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Leave a comment and let me know!
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