Like a runner at the starting blocks, this male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) was tensed as he prepared to push off from the top of a dead tree yesterday morning at Huntley Meadows Park.
What a beautiful way to start the spring.
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Mike Powell 
Another excellent action shot. You are on a roll.
Things are picking up activity-wise now that spring is here. Bring on the bugs!
Inspirational, Mike.
Thanks, Bonnie. I know that you are one of my readers who pays as much attention to my words as to my images. I try to express myself using both means.