Is This Color for Real?

I got under my camouflage in the backyard this morning and waited for visitors.  Northern Cardinals are common here, but I can't usually get this close.  I still marvel at their color.  I cropped this photo but did minimal processing and didn't change the color saturation.
In extras I added a photo of my camera on the tripod, under the camouflage.  It looks kind of funny, but it works!