Monday, May 6, 2013

The Comical Cardinal

Sunday was designated to be a "rest" day for us!!
We had a very busy week and I look forward to rest days.
It means staying home, relaxing and doing fun things.
It involves taking lots of pictures in the yard
and of my beautiful feathered friends.
 
Mid morning Sunday, I brought out the big guns,
shelled peanuts, on the deck rail 
and it did not take long for the yard to be filled with "hungry" birds!!
 
But today we are going to focus on Mr. Male Cardinal
This guy was a riot.
 
He watched me, and every single bird that landed in the yard.
 
He posed...
 
displayed his super powers by chasing off Mr. Blue Jay...
 
he paced...
 
kept guard..
 
and fluttered his feathers if anyone got close.
 
What he didn't do...
 
was eat, one, single peanut!!
 
He sure looked like he could use a few...
he was super bright red and super skinny.
Maybe he's on a diet, trying to impress the Mrs.
 
At some point Mr. Squirrell showed up and Mr. Red knew he had met his match.
More on that tomorrow!! 
 

34 comments:

Andee said...

Oh what fun. Maybe he was waiting to see what else you were serving. I want a rest day too!

TexWisGirl said...

laughing at this strutter! what a goofball!

Farm Girl said...

What great shots. He looks like he is loaded with personality.

Tina Fariss Barbour said...

He was waiting for the second course! :-) What a beauty, but he does look skinny! I love the story that goes along with your photos.

Nancy said...

I was just thinking he looked a bit thin. :)

Adrienne said...

Ha! Guarding the food you aren't even going to eat...there's a lesson in there somewhere!!?! LOVE the shot of him on one leg! I have 5 days of work until my REST day - workshoppers all weekend - so I'm looking forward to next Saturday!

Nancy said...

I love this series of shots; he sure was showing off for you....Maybe he had a tummy ache and just didn't want any of the other birds having any since he couldn't....

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

Welcome Debbie!
Cardinal lovely. Your photos are stunning.
I cordially greet.
Lucia

MICKAN from QUEENS FIELD¸.•°`♥✿⊱╮ said...

It so nice to look at your pictures! It's almost like a cartonmagasin. You know, like Donald Duck or something.

Cheryl @ TFD said...

He's a little ham! And self-appointed guardian of the peanuts! Haha. Funny that he didn't eat at least one!

Karen said...

What a funny guy! He is a little thin isn't he!

eileeninmd said...

Cute series and captions! Mr Cardinal was really striking the pose for you! I have never seen the Cardinals eat peanuts. Great shots, Debbie!

Ellie said...

What an amazing look wee bird. Love his hairdo!!! You certainly got some wonderful shots of him too. Hope you enjoyed your rest day :))

Brian King said...

LOL! I've never seen a Cardinal chase off a Blue Jay. It's always the other way around. The funniest part of all of that was he didn't eat any peanuts!

grammie g said...

HI Debbie...To funny, Cardinals are usually the shy ones,there has to be a girl involved in this somewhere!!
Maybe he was trying to get here to go out to eat with him!! ; )
Cute pic's and great captions!
Grace

Miss Debbie said...

Funny fellow! He is skinny...our cardinals are pretty husky, but they haven't had to dig through snow for food! :-)

Lin said...

Aw! Maybe he was waiting on his best gal to show up.

Beth said...

Mr. Cardinal is adorable. It looks like he is performing for you.

Ruth Hiebert said...

I think he was more concerned about showing his good side for pictures than he was about eating.LOL

Bonnie K said...

Thanks for sharing such great photos. I can't believe he was so busy strutting that he didn't eat.

Bev said...

Such a pretty bird... and you spoil them!!

Lisa Gordon said...

He is rather small, but also very, very handsome!

DeniseinVA said...

What fun and very entertaining. I love the cardinals that visit, they have quite a personality. Great photos Debbie!

Carine said...

What a star!

LeAnn said...

What a very cute post. You took incredible pictures and the story was awesome. You really could make a book out of all the unique pictures you take.
I loved finding out you are a nurse. We do indeed have some things in common.
Blessings!

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Oh how funny! I wonder why he wouldn't eat? How silly!

Judy said...

Debbie, what a great show you have managed to capture!!! You would think he would have taken a few of the peanuts for the Mrs, hard at work at the nest...

Gillian Olson said...

He's got all the right moves!

Susan said...

How funny! Love how he posed for you!

S. Etole said...

Great series of his actions. The flowers for today are beautiful, but there's no place to leave a comment.

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

What a cute little cardinal!

A Colorful World said...

What a cutie your male cardinal is! Darling photos of him!

Ida said...

What a fun series of photos. This guy was pretty funny. I especially liked the one where he's balancing on one leg.

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

The cardinals here never put on quite a show as yours, Debbie, maybe I should switch from sunflower seeds to peanuts?