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Two Cardinal prints for the December mantelpiece. Solo male, and male on snow-touched holly.
Each print is made to order. You can cancel within 12 hours of ordering, after which it goes into production and cannot be cancelled. Secure checkout via Stripe.
Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm.
Two plates. The same bird at two moments in the year. Both in the Audubon-style palette of cream, navy and cardinal red.
Cardinal Solo. The male in full crimson on a dogwood branch, alert and upright. The portrait plate. His red is carotenoid-based, built from the seeds and berries he ate the previous autumn. A male who fed well in October carries a deeper red in March.
Cardinal in Snow. The same male, now on a snow-touched holly branch with red berries behind him. This is the winter plate. The one most people come for.
Cardinalis cardinalis does not migrate. The bird at the holly branch in December is the same bird who nested in April. That fact - that he is there, in colour, against snow, while every other species has either left or gone to grey - is why the cardinal became the dominant bird of the American Christmas card. The high-contrast image of crimson against white is the most-photographed wild bird scene in North American backyard birding.
The Cardinal in Snow plate works without seasonal ornament. No ribbons. No overlays. The bird in his element, which is enough.
The two plates are designed to hang side-by-side or above a mantelpiece. The palette is restrained enough that they stay up past December.
Made in the tradition of patient Audubon-style natural history study.
Each print is made to order through our global print partner and shipped from the production lab nearest you - allow a few days for printing plus local tracked delivery.
Each print is made to order. You can change or cancel it within 12 hours of ordering. After that it goes into production and can no longer be cancelled, though we will always put right anything that arrives damaged.
The available sizes (up to A2) and any framed finishes are shown above. Choose yours before checkout.
Yes - each print is sized to fit standard frames. Framed finishes are offered on many prints.
Because each print is made to order, contact us within 14 days of delivery and we will put it right.
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