The red bird is a northern cardinal. (see range map here)
<http://www.theanimalfiles.com/birds/passerines/cardinal_northern.html>
I surprised you don't recall seeing one. Not as common as some birds
but not rare either. The range includes all parts of Florida and likely
other parts of the US you may have visited.
Chuck Norcuutt
On 2/27/2011 2:31 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Those birds look lovely, Jim. I don't think I've seen that red one
> anywhere else in the world.
>
> On the subject of birds, I flew through a flock of swallow-shaped
> white ones last week, at 3,500ft! They could have been terns. It
> was a real shock to see them that high.
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 26 Feb 2011, at 23:08, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Cardinals, Redbirds, and Finches are our usual customers. Here are
>> a couple of samples of the late afternoon scene.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/The+Usual+Customers.jpg.html
>>
>>
>>
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cardinal+16.jpg.html
>
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