Tuesday, June 28, 2011

CARDINALS

When maple orchards towered aloft,
  And spicewood bushes spread below,
Where skies were blue, and winds were soft,
I could but go —
For, opening through a wildering haze,
Appeared my restless childhood's days;
And truant feet and loitering mood
Soon found me in the same old wood
(Illusion's hour but seldom brings
So much the very form of things)
Where first I sought, and saw, and heard
The cardinal bird.


~William Davis Gallagher

I watched her as she
built her nest, flying off and
back to  my favorite tree.

Three little eggs she
hatched and raised and
I with a front row view.
xx

17 comments:

  1. Oh how beautiful.Those photos have just lifted my spirits.

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  2. Lovely! We have a family of cardinals that hang out on our Japanese Magnolia tree right outside of our big windows (because, hey! That's where all the feeders are!). I have to say, though, that the titmice and chickadees are my favorites to watch. They're hilarious whereas the cardinals are much more stately.

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  3. What a lucky view. Perfect photos with which to begin the day. Thank you.

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  4. Breathtaking. All of it, the pictures, the words. Love it Tracey!

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  5. Oh - we love Cardinals - they're the state bird of NC and we used to see them a lot...up here they're pretty rare...

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  6. So precious! We have a couple of nests in our yard but they are too high to peek in. I just showed your images to my children, they love it!

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  7. Oh, Tracey, these pictures are simply breathtaking!

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  8. I love these photos! Such a sweet and wonderful thing you were witness to.

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  9. Beautiful pictures!

    This reminds me of sitting at my Tutu's kitchen table as a child and eating a snack as I watched the Cardinals flying around her acerola tree looking for a snack themselves.

    It's such a treat to watch things unfold...

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  10. Absolutely beautiful pictures - such a special thing to witness.

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  11. Beautiful as always! We don't have cardinals up here, but I grew up with them. They are so lovely - especially against snow in winter. I had no idea that they laid such gorgeous eggs!

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  12. I saw the most beautiful female cardinal today on our bird feeder, with her gorgeous flashes of orange on her wings and beak. I tried as fast as I could to grab my camera, but I turned and she was gone. They are truly majestic aren't they. How wonderful you were able to watch them from the beginning ;). I am still hoping I'll see mine again. I have my camera ready :).

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  13. What a treat to be able to watch the whole process-thank you for sharing it with us! I miss cardinals!

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  14. Look at those beautiful eggs! The birdies are so adorable too! You got some beautiful shots of the eggs. You have inspired me to post about our birds soon.

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  15. what a gift to witness such beauty.
    xo

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  16. I wish you had pictures of the eggs hatching. That would be so cool. I dunno if that is possible though?

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