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Northern Cardinal

Photo of the Week (February 18th, 2018)

(archive photos of the week here)

Given the lack of variety of birds we get in the winter, and given that the vast majority of birds I get at my feeders in winter are Dark-eyed Juncos, Pine Siskins, House Sparrows, and other "non-colorful" birds, it's always welcome when the resident Northern Cardinals pay a visit.  I never have more than one pair at my feeders, but they're pretty darned faithful!  Every evening, half an hour before sunset or so, both a male and a female show up to feed.  They're less frequent visitors at other times, but here a gorgeous male pauses in the trees by  my feeders on a very chilly morning, right after dawn.

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