During Kansas thirteen day below zero stretch of weather, I noticed that some of the birds had their feathers all puffed up in an attempt to keep warm. Others like the Downy Woodpeckers seemed to not be puffed up and appeared to be slender. in the cold. Does this Red, Male Cardinal appear to UHH photographers to appear to have this feathers puffed up, or is he genuinely fat, or both?
Obviously he’s being fed too much corn!
Great shot
He needs to be on diet ! Thank you for sharing a nice image .Shang
An elegant and well fed Capitalist gentleman from the 19th Century!
All puffed up to make himself look bigger. Self defense! Beautiful photo.
shangyrhee wrote:
He needs to be on diet ! Thank you for sharing a nice image .Shang
Dear shangyrhee...I'll refer him to Marie Osmond to go on a diet. Thanks for your comment.
Jim Plogger wrote:
All puffed up to make himself look bigger. Self defense! Beautiful photo.
Dear Jim...It sure worked! Thanks for your comment.
Toment wrote:
Obviously he’s being fed too much corn!
Great shot
Dear Toment...I'll cut back on his rations and have him do pushups like we did in the Marine Corps.
My vote is puffed up against the cold....
Very good shot, Shooter, fat and happy.
The bird is NOT fat. His feathers are puffed up. Birds arrange their feathers in different ways for thermoregulation and to express emotion. Birds do not overstuff themselves and eat when hungry. Light weight is needed for flight and survival thus their physiology limits greatly fat storage.
If you want to reply, then
register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.