23 Friday Oct 2026
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Especially when you bribe them with suet and seeds.
This morning in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/125, ISO 800, 428 mm.
If you feed them, they will come…
Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3 1/125, ISO 800, 400 mm.
Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3 1/125, ISO 800, 400 mm.
Previously:
For the birds, mostly (October 22, 2026)
01 Thursday Jan 2026
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Today in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/160. ISO 1600, 600 mm.
Here for the seed feast:
Dark-eyed Junco.
Junco hyemalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
F 6.3, 1/160, ISO 1600, 600 mm.
07 Monday Apr 2025
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Well, at least some of Earth’s creatures have got it down.
This evening in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/320. ISO 800, 600 mm.
22 Saturday Mar 2025
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This morning in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/160, ISO 400, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/200, ISO 400, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/200, ISO 400, 600 mm.
12 Wednesday Feb 2025
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This morning, in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/125, ISO 1600, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/80, ISO 1600, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/125, ISO 1600, 600 mm.
Previously:
Winter visitors (February 11, 2025)
10 Friday Jan 2025
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birds, Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, Dark-eyed Junco, House Sparrow, Junco hyemalis, Melanerpes carolinus, missouri, Passer domesticus, Red-bellied Woodpecker, snow, weather
This morning in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/160, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/160, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/200, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/259, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/250, ISO 800, 600 mm.
House Sparrow. Passer domesticus
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/250, ISO 800, 600 mm.
07 Friday Jun 2024
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birds, Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, Carpodacus mexicanus, Grackle, House Finch, House Sparrow, Melanerpes carolinus, missouri, Passer domesticus, Quiscalus quiscula, Red-bellied Woodpecker
This evening in west central Missouri:
Grackle. Quiscalus Qusicula.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600,
F 9.0, 1/160, ISO 800, 483 mm.
House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600,
F 9.0, 1/200, ISO 800, 600 mm.
House Sparrow (female) . Passer domesticus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600,
F 9.0, 1/200, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Cardinal (female). Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600,
F 10.0, 1/160, ISO 800, 552 mm.
Red-bellied Woodpecker (female). Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600,
F 10/0, 1/160, ISO 800, 600 mm.
19 Sunday May 2024
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Today in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
F 9.0, 1/160, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
F 11.0 1/100, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
F 8.0, 1/160, ISO 800, 600 mm.
07 Tuesday May 2024
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This evening in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
F 6.3, 1/200, ISO 400, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
F 6.3, 1/200, ISO 400, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
F 6.3, 1/200, ISO 400, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
F 6.3, 1/200, ISO 400, 600 mm.
15 Monday Jan 2024
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Today in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/800. ISO 1600, 400 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/800. ISO 1600, 400 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/800. ISO 1600, 400 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/800. ISO 1600, 400 mm.
And a little later:
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/250. ISO 200, 400 mm.
Previously:
Currently 4° F (January 13, 2024)
Single digit diner (January 13, 2024)
Currently -8° F, wind chill -22° F (January 14, 2024)
We’re having a heat wave… (January 15, 2023)