Bird Watching: One of Americas' Favorite Birds, 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
Right on Lily! The one I am looking at, at the moment...well put! gardenpom..very nice pic there.. If you post a Jay thread I will sure come see you there.

I am going to post a not-so-great pic of the cardinal up there in the tree I last posted. He is taking flight to watch me refil the seed trays in my back yard. What is visible in the photo is how when he launches off the branch the first flap is assisted by a fully flared tail..with the wings dipping way lower to get his lift going.