(please see second photo below)
It is amazing what some patience and a moderately long zoom lens can produce on a spring afternoon.
I shot these photos on a recent Saturday in Western Maryland near Deep Creek Lake.
Backyard Birding on a Saturday Afternoon
I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine 
Thanks for the link to my blog! Lovely photos you have here.
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Beautiful shot
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Lovely. 😀
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Thanks for your kind words!
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Have I told you before how lucky you are to have Cardinals? You are!! We don’t have them here where I live in CA.
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Yes, I think you have! The cardinal in fact is the state bird of Virginia! Thanks for the nice comment!
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Super!
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Wonderful images Rob 🙂
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Thank you Sarah!
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🙂
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Wow, this is an amazing one.
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