WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY – ENCHANTED FOREST PARK, FL
This photograph of a cardinal was taken at Enchanted Forest Park North Miami, FL. The subject was shot at a distance of approximately 30 feet using a Nikon D-90 and a Tamron 28-300mm telephoto lens on a sunny day.
The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North and South America. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae (previously placed in Emberizidae).
These are robust, seed-eating birds, with strong bills. The family ranges in size from the 12-cm, 11.5-gram Orange-breasted Bunting to the 25-cm, 85-gram Black-headed Saltator. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinctive appearances; the family is named for the red plumage (colored cardinal like the color of a Catholic cardinal’s vestments) of males of the type species, the Northern Cardinal.