Meet Mr. Cardinal Sin, one of many Northern Cardinals who were very vocal in Comfort, TX.
I’m hard of hearing, and I don’t hear a lot of the birds we have around our house. I was pleasantly surprised to discover I could hear almost all the birds in Comfort, TX. Including many of the same species of birds we have in NM. I don’t know if the humidity carries sound better or if the birds are just louder in Texas, but I heard them loud and clear. Especially the Northern Cardinals, who chattered and sang continuously during daylight hours. The problem was they were hard to see clearly up high in the foliage of the trees. I finally got several good shots of Mr. Cardinal Sin, who, in a fit of sinfulness, exposed himself to me.
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Whatcha doing in TX? And how wonderful you could hear the cardinals! They can be so very loud when they choose to. Beautiful images of Mr. Cardinal Sin.
We were in Comfort, TX for the eclipse.
Ahhhh. Sorry! You did mention that!
The eclipse eclipsed where we were.
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Great photos
Thanks, IJ.
Beautiful bird captures!
Thanks, Michele.
Lol. Gotta love Mr Sin, especially if you can hear him.
It’s almost sinful. Thanks, Shey.
I know. As one of my one off appearance characters said to this snooty boots, ‘ Oih loikes a bitta sin Oih does.’
Perfect. I’m trying to imagine a Cardinal with a Scottish accent. I imagine there’s a few Cardinals in the local churches in Scotland. They may be as red a sinful as our fine feathered Mr. Sin himself. Thanks, Shey.
Mr Sin is indeed fine feathered. Cardinally so…. yes there’s been a few Cardinals in Scottish churches. One or two were famously murdered too…..
We also have archibishops. I gather an ancestor was involved in taking one down on Magus Muir….
I guess bishopricks and archbishopricks can be just that.
Must have been….. It was during a very turbulent time in Scottish history.
Wonderful photographs of a beautiful bird!
Thanks, Herman.
What lovely photographs of a beautiful bird.
Thanks, Janet.
Awwwww… and Cardinal Beauty too!
Thanks, Marina.
Water transmits sound better than air, so maybe the humidity does have an impact on making them easier to hear.
Thanks, Brad.
Mr. Cardinal Sin is a very flirty fellow.
He certainly is. Thanks, Liz.
You’re welcome, Tim.
Stunning!
Thanks, Tiffany.
My favorite bird, and we do happen to have our fair share of them in our area as well. It was nice of Mr. Sin to give in.🙂📷
Temptation overcame him. Thanks, Bruce.
GREAT shots!
Thanks, Sylvia.
What a beauty! I love cardinals. We had some make a nest in a tree in our yard last summer. We heard them singing quite often.
I loved seeing your pictures! Thank you!
He’s a handsome bird. Thanks, Nancy.
What’s the sin? Being too cute and red? 😋
Mostly a name. But he he did exposed himself. Thanks, Brad.
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What a beautiful bird!!! Always wanted to see a Cardinal (they’re not around here in CA). ❤️
We don’t have them either, so I was happy when Mr. Cardinal Sin exposed himself. Thanks, Samantha.
Cardinals are so pretty.
He’s a handsome dude. Thanks, Gigi.
I hear ya in the hearing Tim and how fun to hear from the the Cardinal Sin soooo pretty!💕
I got an earful from him. Thanks, Cindy.
What beautiful photos of the cardinal, Tim! I remember them from Connecticut. They don’t come this far west, at least up in the Pacific Northwest.
We don’t have them up here, either. Thanks, Lavinia.
Stunning shots! Again, another bird I’ve never seen in real life, Thank you! xo
Thanks, Resa. I had not seen them either until Comfort.
Nice photo!
Thanks, Terry.
My state bird (along with like 6 other states). Maybe there is less background noise in Texas -we can hear them singing away every morning out here in the country, but we almost never hear them as we travel closer to the city. One of those birds that look just as beautiful in the middle of winter – nice shots.
We are semi-rural, but there is noise from the interstate about 5 miles away. And lots of barking dogs and people blowing leaves from one end of their property to the other and back. Our state bird is the Roadrunner. I can hear them clearly and it ain’t no stupid “Beep! Beep!” Thanks, Brian.
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He’s a beauty Tim …
Thanks, Julie.