Here Comes The Snow
by Lois Bryan
Title
Here Comes The Snow
Artist
Lois Bryan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A brilliant crimson male cardinal, all fluffed up against the cold winter winds, gazes out into the barren forest with a very resigned look on his beautiful face. He knows, as sure as if the weather man on tv had been whispering into his tiny ears, here comes the snow again. Though last weeks' piles of the white stuff have all but melted or blown away, it won't take long for this storm to compete with previous accumulations. Birdie knows, when they start out slow like this, almost anything can happen!!
This particular guy was my very dear friend, Pip, when we lived in Maryland. He was my daily visitor … more than daily. And his brilliant crimson colors are a testament to his loyalty to me and to the feeder that I kept filled with his favorite black oil sunflower seeds. I have read that the more colorful the cardinal's feathers are, the healthier and better fed he is. And I think Pip's beauty is a good example of that theory.
I took this picture in March of 2009 with the Nikon D40x and the 70-300mm Nikkor lens. A long time ago … and I still love snapping pics of our backyard feathered friends!
Fine art and product purchases of this image will not include a watermark, and if I may make a recommendation ... wall art will look its very best on the fine art paper choice of "picture rag."
Not created using Artificial Intelligence / AI.
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December 4th, 2023
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Comments (39)
Greta Foose 7 Days Ago
Such wonderful details in his feathers and love the movement of snow around him.
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… ARTWORK FINISHED IN DECEMBER 2023! F/L
Steve Rich
Your work deserves to be showcased on the homepage of "The Meandering Photographer" Please consider adding this work to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (Oct-Dec 2023)" active discussion thread. (l/f on 12-23-2023)
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of The Artists Group, 12/06/2023! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Rachel Morrison
What an absolute standout! Precious little soul! Love the look of the eye, the window snow and the brilliant red! LFXP
Joan Bertucci
Lois, please don't ever go AI, your work is too special! This handsome bird seems to be giving you the side eye! :-) Amazing color and presentation, love the catch-light in his eye!
Lois Bryan replied:
Oh Joan, thank you sweetheart. Thank you so much!!! No, I won't go Ai. I just … ahh … no. Nope.
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