Comment from Monica Morrell
Wow what a great action shot.
Both birds with out stretched wings. It looks like a stand off.
You have captured this moment in time beautifully.
Perfectly framed and presented.
Great focus and interest.
Crisp and sharp.
Great color harmony.
Very impressive.

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019

Lol, thank you very much! The cardinal won this show down :)

Comment from Daniel1735
This picture shows so much with just these two birds. you can see the emotion from each birds posture thanks to the incredible timing of the photo. the bright red of the cardinal is as imposing in the picture as it is to the little bird.

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019

Thank you for your flattering comments and the six star rating :)

Comment from willie
Nice shot!
I have seen this very scene so many times. I have always fed the birds and I guess they are all "mean" in one way or the other.
It is a good thing you was using a fast shutter speed or you would have had nothing but a blur. Good job!

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019

Thank you very much!

Comment from Donna Ruiz
Game on! Nice capture of this confrontation. The lighting is really beautiful as are the colors. The soft muted background makes such a nice canvas. Lovely work.

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019

Thank you kindly :)

Comment from Joanna Bachman
Beautiful composition of a face-off between the cardinal and sparrow.The wing span of the cardinal,and tails of both birds;together with the upraised feet of the sparrow, make it a nice action photograph.The impressionistic view of tree branches,behind,relieves the hard horizontal of the railing.
Cordially,
Joanna Bachman

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019

Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I appreciate it!

Comment from dalebraatz
A great back off story going on here, love the way you captured the small bird putting on the wing breaks, very good details and depth,
A pleasure to look at, thank you for sharing, dale

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019

Thank you!

reply by dalebraatz on 12-Jan-2019

Your welcome

Comment from Mary Christman
This is great! Love the way you captured this and told the story behind it!
Such a fun photo to look at of this dominate cardinal!
Well done once again!
Thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019

Thank you! I really like to try to capture the funny behavior of animals.

Comment from supergold
a great and very unusual stop action Grace of these two birds fighting for the seeds; unfortunately, the house finch who came later and who is much smaller has no chance;

 Comment Written 11-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2019

Thank you! The finch is no match for the cardinal :)

Comment from Barbara L.
Great capture of the action giving us a good look at the behavior of these birds. I love the wing positions and the way the light is shining on the wings.

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2019

Thank you! I appreciate your opinions very much :)

Comment from Sange
Bird Fight!!!!
Well I must tell the truth. I protect my food the same way only I always have a knife in my right hand, fork in my left.... don't ever try to touch my plate!
HAHAHA! BOOM!
Great action, fine light, nice focus and rare view of a Cardinal being a bully!!
Nice work Greenie!

 Comment Written 10-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 10-Jan-2019

Thank you Sange! He's a Grinch bird :)