As I was walking through the snow in a wooded area behind some of the townhouses in my neighborhood, a flash or bright red caught my eye and I knew immediately that it was a male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), one of my favorite birds.
I stalked him as he moved from tree to tree until he eventually landed on this feeder that was hanging from the second-story deck of one of my neighbors. I really like the industrial look of the feeder and think it adds a nice contrast to softer, less distinct feathers of the cardinal.
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Beautiful bird. Very nice picture.
Thanks, Dan. The color of the male cardinal never fails lift my spirits.
He posed admiralby.
One of the few ways to find color in winter. He’s a beauty!
Cardinals never fail to add some cheer! How is the snow depth in your area after this past week’s weather?
We got somewhere around ten inches or so in my neighborhood and a lot more in some of the areas in Maryland. Some of it has melted, but it has mostly hung around for the week. However, temperatures are expected to get up to 60 degrees by the end of the week.
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