It’s a cloudy gray day. It started out with rain and the weather has improved only marginally. I feel a need for some bright colors, so I am sharing a shot I took this past weekend of a male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) in a bush with bright red berries. Unlike most photos that I have taken of a cardinal, his eye is visible—normally it blends in with the black mask of his face.
The bright red color seems festive to me and reminds me that Christmas is almost here.
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Mike Powell 
such a wonderful photo.. I would so love to see one of these birds.
This is beautiful! I love the red of the berries along with the red color of the cardinal!
Thanks. I thought it was kind of cool to be able to catch the cardinal in a place with color to match his brightness.
This is a great shot.
Beautiful shot Mike!