Male Cardinal feeding chick

This shot took a lot of patience.

Great capture!

I have a birdhouse with sparrows and was surprised to learn, after I photographed them, that the dad helped with the feeding.

awww

You must have a remote trigger for the shutter? Very well done, my only hesitation being about the amount of sharpening done. The bird's feathers have a slightly hard plastic texture to them that suggests it may be slightly over-sharpened.

I had a male and female cockatiel, and both birds did all the feeding of their young, so I'm not very surprised to see the daddy birdie here playing a maternal role. However, this picture touches me, because I love birds, and I love seeing parent/baby relationships in animals. The lighting isn't so much hard in the sense of the feathers, but it seems like the branches of the nest are too overexposed. But I can't complain, really, because a shot like this is very hard to produce!

Fantastic shot! How close were you?

My Cannon G3 was on a tripod about 3 feet from the nest and I used the infrared remote that came with the G3 to take the pictures. I had to make many exposures to capture just the right moment. Both the male and female fed the chick but only the female did the brooding. The male would also bring food to the female even though she would collect it on her own and feed the chick herself. After the chick hatched, the male would not only feed the chick directly but would also pass food to the female who would then feed it to the chick.

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Good photo!!

One word : EXCELLENT! Bravo.