Caught mid-hop as she searches for food on the path. In a nod to women's history month, I reached parity with an equal number of male and female cardinal photos.
The girls were making themselves scarce while the boys were busy fighting.
And the third little cardinal built her house of straw (I guess bricks were too heavy). That's 0-3 for males doing house work.
The second little cardinal built her house out of sticks. It’s a good thing that wolves don’t climb trees. Cats, though, …
Searching for food: looking up in order to look down.
Singing in the rain.
Carrying some straw to make a nest. The internets say that males are attentive partners, helping to build the nest and bringing seeds to females and chicks. Today, though, the male was watching from the sidelines.
It’s a cardinal. It’s a day.
Should I sing or should I eat? Elm buds don't look that tempting... I guess I'll sing some more.
Looking très à la mode with wavy mohawk and goatee, he was singing into the winds as the tree swayed around him.
Cleaning up after the rain.
When it is cold and gray we do what we can to stay warm.
Yet another "dramatic lighting" entry. In her case I did manage to sidle around for a sunlit shot, but she flitted away at the last moment. I guess she didn't like the hawk that settled on a neighbouring tree.
The local pond planted with natives and backed by a small wooded area lets us pretend we are not in the city for a while (if you ignore the trucks rumbling in the background), but sometimes the best spot to sing out to the world is on top of a lamp post.
What are you up to?
Picking through the straw she seems to be finding some good bits.
This guy and two girls were flitting through the trees going who knows where. It was nice of them to stop long enough to say hi.
Birds are scarce today so I takes what I gets, sticks and all.
Hiding in the bushes.
Clean, sharp, and ready for the day.
It's a bright and sunny day. The boys are out racing, but I'm happy to watch. At least a dozen times around the houses at high speed. It must have been exhausting!
A feathery eye ball.