Some of you may remember that I have only seen and photographed cardinals twice in my life, once in Buenos Aires, and recently in The Superstition Mountains in Arizona. (Tap to enlarge).
Meet Hawaiian Red Crested cardinals number 3 & 4 who have now become my very good friends!
Yep, we are in Hawaii and these guys hang out constantly in our backyard.
I am in cardinal heaven!
They are not afraid of us and especially,
enjoy joining us on the patio table for lunch!
After years of searching,
I have finally made some cardinal friends!
I hope word spreads and they bring over their buddies. We are hosting a variety of exotic and beautiful Hawaiian birds.
I will share more with you soon,
Until then, Aloha to you from Maui~
cindyknoke.com 
Wow! I’ve never seen one of these birds. What beautiful photos. So clear and bright. Wonderful pics, Cindy. Have a good time in Hawaii.
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They are gorgeous little guys aren’t they. So happy you enjoyed them & thanks much my friend დ
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Gorgeous! I remember seeing them in Hawaii too.
Alison
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They are so friendly which is wonderful დ
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They are beautiful! What a treat.
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Yes, I am so thrilled they are here with us! დ
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WOW! They are beautiful
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They are! Thank you June დ
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Gorgeous colors! Enjoy your travels! 🌊
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Thanks so much Michele & cheers to you დ
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Every post that you create is an achievement, Cindy. Thank you!!!!
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You are a lovely friend Rebecca. Thank you დ
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An interesting Cardinal species. He looks like he is dressed up in someone else’s shirt and coat! 😀
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He does!!! It looks like a very dashing tuxedo 😉 დ
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Fantastic photos of your friend Mr. Cardinal!
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Thanks much Peter & happy you enjoyed დ
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Did you see little sassy cute females too? 😊
Also please find mele mele’s relatives 🐤🐤🙏🏾💕
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hmmmmmm……..Is that a myna relative? I have of course found many and love them! დ
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Saffron Finch 💕🐤
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Ooooooh! I would love to find this. Where should I look?
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Beach Park for sure ✨🐤💕
short grassy areas along the coasts and in open lawns.
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The reds are so pretty! I recall of course the sight in Buenos Aires ^_^
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Yes! It is the same bird. Native to South America დ
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Such beautiful colours… Cindy please could you contact me on brashley.photography@outlook.com as we would love to feature you and your photography in our Five at Five Series. xx
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I am honored. Thank you. I will. Until then, thank you very much დ
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Thank you for taking part the instructions are here https://brashley.photography/2022/04/21/friday-five-at-five/
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Cindy—Enjoy your time in Hawaii, and your red cardinals! Thanks for the pictures. 🙂
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Thank you more Katie for your always kind appreciation დ
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🙂 🙂
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Beautiful and so different from ours, which are completely red and brilliant during mating season. The females are brown with a dusky red head.
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I have never seen a Northern Cardinal. I would so love too დ
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What beautiful birds! Enjoy Hawaii!!
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Thank you Ann & take good care დ
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So lovely, Cindy. We don’t have Cardinals In California and I love seeing them each year when we spend time on Maui! I have researched them a little and they originally were brought to Hawaii from South America.
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Yes, three species of cardinals were introduced from South America in the early 1900’s and are still here, The Nothern, The Yellow Billed, and the Red Crested. I originally saw the Red Crested in Buenos Aires which shocked me. I next saw it this year in Arizona which surprised me. Now I have cardinal friends on the table in Maui which thrills me. Life is good if your a cardinal! დ
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Cindy, thank you once again for sharing your beautiful photographs! They always give me joy.
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Thank you Charles for being so kind to me. You are so appreciated დ
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Reblogged this on charles french words reading and writing and commented:
Please enjoy these beautiful photographs from Cindy Knoke!
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Thank you for sharing Cindy and Charles! What a colourful treat and how very fortunate to see and photograph those colourful creatures up so close and personal! Such a treat.
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Yes, Thank you Joy. I felt the birdie conference of cardinals blessed me! I felt fully blessed დ
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Wonderful! I’ve never seen these. Look forward to photos from Hawaii!
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So happy you are traveling with me Eileen, you make the experience better. Take good care my friend დ
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Great photos, thank your.
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Thank you more for appreciating them Marie დ
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Come to our garden – you trip over cardinals! Love your Hawaiian Cardinal.
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Okay. What time would be convenient???? 😉
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LOL!
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What an amazing type of cardinal!! Thanks for showing them to us!
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I have seen them in three places in the world, three times. I fell thrice blessed. So happy you enjoyed them Kathy & be well my friend დ
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Pássaro lindo típico do cerrado brasileiro
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Yes! I saw so much of the amazing wild birds and wildlife of incredible Brazil when we went up The Amazon. The first Cardinal I ever saw was in Buenos Aires. The second, years later in Arizona. Both were native to South America, and were Red Crested Cardinals. Now I have two Red Crested Cardinals that are my friends here in Maui where they have adapted and are doing very well. Life is good for these sweet birdies დ
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Ha! Beauties!!
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Feeling fully blessed by their presence. Birds I have always wanted to spend time with დ
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“…flock together.” 🙂
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We do. The only thing I am missing is the feathers and the wings.
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😳😂
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Such pretty birds, thank you for sharing your awesome shots, Cindy.
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Awww. Thank you so much. I am not seeing your blog posts and I miss you? It could be WP deleting followers. How are you? I have been thinking about you and missing your posts. დ
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Beautiful birds!
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They really are დ
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Hawaiin cardinal, how beautiful.
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They are beautiful little creatures, inside and out დ
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So beautiful!
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They are, and they are so inquisitive and fun to interact with დ
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What a lovely redhead! Occasionally, I spot cardinals in my yard—both male and female—but not often.
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I wish I did! But they visit daily here now which is so wonderful for me. You are lucky დ
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What a gorgeous bird, Cindy! Seems he likes posing for the camera.
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There are a pair here everyday. They hope in the patio door! Heaven for me დ
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Wow! What a beautiful new friend.
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There are a pair of them here everyday. Heaven for me დ
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Absolutely gorgeous bird and fabulous captures, Cindy!!
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So honored and pleased. Thank you very much & cheers დ
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We live on Cardinal Drive in West Columbia, South Carolina – and I think our “cardinals” in the back yard must really be red birds after your Hawaii Cardinals!! Just gorgeous – have a fabulous time!
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I would love visiting your street! I am seeing cardinals everyday and loving it. I saw a yellow billed one today დ
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You are welcome any time, Cindy!
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Beautiful captures Cindy
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That is a nice looking Cardinal you have hanging out in your backyard, and Capture some stunningly beautiful photographs of it, just beautiful.
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Thank you so much John. Most appreciated. The birdies come right in our lanai door. I love it! Hope all is well with you! დ
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Awww!!! These are so GREAT!!! I’m rejoicing with you at both your new cardinal friends and your HEAVENLY location! Soak it up!!
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We are loving our time here. Today we swam with around 8 big green sea turtles. Awesome! დ
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