The sun is out and the birds are singing. This guy in the neighbour's tree.
As Alana mentioned, the females are mostly tan coloured, making them blend very well with their surroundings. That's why only a quarter of my cardinal photos are girls. Happy new year!
Taking flight. Even though it doesn't look much like a cardinal, I like how it flows.
Quite a few cardinals this morning (1 girl, 3 boys), but they were being shy. This one taken from across the pond.
Late in the evening, and the birds are getting ready for bed. Fortunately she hung around long enough for me to get my cardinal of the day!
A purposeful birding adventure: can I spot a green heron in the local swamp/wildlife refuge? No, but I got a bunch of birds and this blurry cardinal. I wonder if I can capture a cardinal every day?
Yay! A cardinal! Actually, I had no idea what it was. A bird sitting on the neighbours house but I couldn't tell what it was.
Waiting for Tanya, maybe there are some birds around here? Yes! Actually, quite a few. Blue jays, a couple of types of woodpeckers, two types of sparrows, mourning doves, and blue jays.
Cardinals on consecutive days. They sure are common.
Not a clear shot but it can still be identified as a cardinal, so let's keep it.
Top of a tall tree and against the sky yet still the colour looks okay on both. The joy of good lighting. My pictures of crows are not coming out at all, though that might be because the camera thinks everything has to be medium gray.
There sure are a lot of cardinals about. Two days since the last photo. I might as well practice since he is sitting right there.
All the leaves are gone. No more flowers and bugs to photograph. But now we can see the birds!