Daily Challenge: Cardinals
by Paul
Bath time.
Singing amongst the blossoms (crab apples maybe?). Only boys today. I tried to track down some nests but no luck.
The girls were making themselves scarce while the boys were busy fighting.
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.
Waiting out the snow with friends.
A lot of "crest down" today. I'm not convinced by the web pages that say "crest up = aggression" and "crest down = relaxed". Based on what I've seen there is no rhyme nor reason. There's a lot of "birds and bees" happening: some mourning doves exchanging food, a starling courtship display, a pair of cardinals flitting through the trees. Maybe related to the crest down?
All the leaves are gone. No more flowers and bugs to photograph. But now we can see the birds!