Birds of Red, Orange & Yellow

My last post showcased a few November autumn captures at Lake Greenwood. Here are the resident birds of red, orange and yellow I captured as well. Those photographed in the trees offered loads of fall background color-splash.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Pine Warbler

The Northern Flicker in flight flashes lots of yellow on his underside wings and tail as he approaches a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker on the tree.

Northern Flicker (left) and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (on tree)

Northern Flicker

The Northern Cardinal is one of my favorite birds, and I had an awesome time photographing them. It wasn’t easy to post just this few! 🙂

Female Northern Cardinal

Male Northern Cardinal

Female Northern Cardinal

These, of course, weren’t the only birds at the lake during our November visit. In my next post, some of the others get to show-off their beauty!

Tags: autumn, cardinal, fall, Lake Greenwood, nature, northern flicker, photographs, photography, photos, pine warbler, South Carolina, yellow-rumped warbler

44 thoughts on “Birds of Red, Orange & Yellow”

1nmbirder on 12/26/2016 at 7:53 PM said:

Love the male cardinal in all those gorgeous red leaves!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/26/2016 at 8:26 PM said:
  
  Thanks so much, it’s as if he played hide-n-seek with me. 🙂
  
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Stephen Talabac on 12/26/2016 at 7:55 PM said:

Especially love the shots of the red cardinals and red leaves Donna!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/26/2016 at 8:30 PM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Steve! I’m back in Maryland and Delaware for the holidays. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! I’ve seen some posts on Conowingo and the Eagles, and I always think of you then, did you make it up there this fall? I hope so!
  
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  - Susan Hale on 12/26/2016 at 8:57 PM said:
    
    Beautiful, Donna! We have plenty of cardinals and a few northern flickers, but I haven’t seen pine warblers here on Kent Island where I live. Thanks, as always, for sharing!
    
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    - bayphotosbydonna on 12/26/2016 at 9:21 PM said:
      
      Thanks so much, Susan, and your welcome! I did see a pine warbler one fall a few years ago over at CBEC, but that was the only time around the area. 🙂
      
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circadianreflections on 12/26/2016 at 8:04 PM said:

They are all really great images. The orange foliage with the yellow birds was something, but the Cardinals! I LOVE those!!

You know we don’t have them out here in NO. California.

Hope you’re having a wonderful Holiday! xx

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/26/2016 at 8:35 PM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Deborah! Red is my favorite color and cardinals have always been a favorite, even more so now with the saying “when a cardinal appears, an angel is near”. Just warms my heart! 🙂 Having a great Holiday, hope yours is just as wonderful! Those grandkids make it extra special, don’t they?!!
  
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  - circadianreflections on 12/26/2016 at 9:52 PM said:
    
    They surely do! xx
    
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avian101 on 12/26/2016 at 10:02 PM said:

Great shots Donna! 🙂

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/27/2016 at 7:35 AM said:
  
  Thanks, HJ! 🙂
  
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Lisa Rest on 12/26/2016 at 10:25 PM said:

Exceptional captures, Donna! Pine Warblers in the fall – wow. And to get the golden shafts of the Flicker!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/27/2016 at 7:38 AM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Lisa! That little Pine Warbler played peak-a-boo with me for about 30 minutes. Doesn’t he look like he’s teasing me?!!! lol 🙂
  
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cornfedcontessa on 12/26/2016 at 10:48 PM said:

Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/27/2016 at 7:39 AM said:
  
  Thanks so much and you are welcome!
  
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Janes Heartsong on 12/26/2016 at 11:15 PM said:

Love the colours! I can see you had a good day!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/27/2016 at 7:39 AM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Jane, it was a good day! 🙂
  
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quietsolopursuits on 12/26/2016 at 11:56 PM said:

Great photos of all the birds!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/27/2016 at 7:40 AM said:
  
  Thanks, Jerry!
  
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From Moments to Memories on 12/27/2016 at 1:14 AM said:

Wow! Beautiful colors and birds!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/27/2016 at 7:41 AM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Sheila! Autumn is such a pretty time. 🙂
  
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niasunset on 12/27/2016 at 4:10 AM said:

Dear Donna, they are so beautiful, especially number 2 and 4 fascinated me. Thank you, Love, nia

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/27/2016 at 7:42 AM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Nia, and you’re welcome! I always have a wonderful time photographing birds like you do with cats. 🙂
  
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aussiebirder on 12/27/2016 at 3:11 PM said:

Beautiful little birds Donna. I love the colours of the foliage behind the Pine Warbler and Cardinal. The Flicker is an interesting bird I am not acquanted with. A beautiful collection all round my friend!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/27/2016 at 10:17 PM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Ashley! The photos don’t show much of the Flicker’s crown, but he has a red ‘cap’ at the back of his head. But he’s a beauty in flight when he flashes his underside yellow. 🙂
  
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tootlepedal on 12/27/2016 at 4:56 PM said:

Gorgeous light.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/27/2016 at 10:19 PM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Tom! It seemed I was out more in the late afternoon so that golden light was a plus. 🙂
  
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  - tootlepedal on 12/28/2016 at 4:45 PM said:
    
    Good photographers are often lucky with the light for some reason. 🙂
    
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    - bayphotosbydonna on 12/29/2016 at 9:46 AM said:
      
      Thanks Tom! I show my lucky ones but confess I dump 10X more that are poor in lighting. 🙂
      
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      - tootlepedal on 12/29/2016 at 12:16 PM said:
        
        Don’t we all.
neihtn2012 on 12/28/2016 at 8:00 PM said:

Masterful images, Donna! The backgrounds you chose are uncommon and impressive, and yet all the birds came out beautifully.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/30/2016 at 11:44 AM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Hien! I have to thank Mother Nature for the backgrounds. 🙂
  
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twobrownfeet on 12/28/2016 at 10:24 PM said:

Beautiful captures, Donna! How do you remember the names of these birds? We’ve been spotting a lot many different birds on our trips, but it’s hard to put a name to them. 😦

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/30/2016 at 11:48 AM said:
  
  Thanks so much! I started photographing birds a few years ago and found how exciting it was to see a ‘new’ species, thereby researching to find out what the names of the new ones. 🙂 It’s been a fun hobby. Even my husband can name birds and he’s not a photographer or a ‘birder’, lol. I guess I kinda rubbed off on him my babble of birds! I still photograph and learn new ones all the time. 🙂
  
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Pam on 12/29/2016 at 1:48 PM said:

So pretty! Love the red cardinal by the red leaves. 🙂

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/29/2016 at 8:42 PM said:
  
  Thanks Pam! I think he was hiding, doing that ‘blending in’ thing! 🙂
  
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donna213 on 12/29/2016 at 5:19 PM said:

I really like how you captured the birds on the complementary backgrounds. Beautiful.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/29/2016 at 8:43 PM said:
  
  Thanks Donna! Mother Nature’s to be complimented for the backgrounds! 🙂
  
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Gunta on 12/29/2016 at 10:59 PM said:

What utterly delightful captures of these marvelous birds. If your warblers are anything like ours… never holding still for more than a split second, you have far more patience than I do!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 12/30/2016 at 8:44 AM said:
  
  Thanks Gunta, when I have the time with little birds, patience is my middle name. 😉 And still, it is so hard! They kept their eye on me, but I think they didn’t mind me so much for once. 🙂
  
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Tiny on 01/01/2017 at 1:23 PM said:

Loved the matching colors of birds and surroundings! Beautiful post!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/01/2017 at 9:10 PM said:
  
  Thanks Helen! Those backgrounds provided some great hide-n-seek games for me and the birds. 🙂
  
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blhphotoblog on 01/12/2018 at 8:21 AM said:

Brilliant, I’m not at all jealous (much) 🙂 Brian.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/12/2018 at 7:02 PM said:
  
  Thanks Brian! You can’t be, your photography is spectacular! 🙂
  
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