Mr. Redbird.

Mr and Mrs Cardinal hanging out in the tree in our front yard.

“Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and
dreary.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I love the look the Cardinal is giving the little Pine Siskin :0)

Flash of Red

The blur on the left is a male cardinal.

Mr. Redbird

Bird Feeder Fun

The Cardinal Bird

The Cardinal Bird

A day and then a week passed by:
The redbird hanging from the sill
Sang not; and all were wondering why
It was so still—
When one bright morning, loud and clear,
Its whistle smote my drowsy ear,
Ten times repeated, till the sound
Filled every echoing niche around;
And all things earliest loved by me,—
The bird, the brook, the flower, the tree,—
Came back again, as thus I heard
The cardinal bird.

~William Davis Gallagher

For the Love of Birds

Snow Covered Leylands

Snow covered Leyland Cypress in our backyard
on Christmas morning. If you look close, you can
see a tiny spot of red on the left. I believe that's
a cardinal perched on one of the limbs :0)

Christmas Cardinal

"And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind, and all the land
will be mantled with snow." ~ Roy Bean

Mr. Redbird

That is one plump Cardinal :)

Berry Buffet

Male and female Cardinals were back in our Bradford Pear trees
this afternoon feasting on the berries. Actually they aren't berries,
but small fruit that softens up in late fall. Whatever they are, the
birds love them. Blue Jays, Chickadees and Tufted Titmice were
also eating them as well. I love watching them, plus it makes for a
great photo opportunity :)


Female Cardinal enjoying the bounty.


Mr. Blue Jay surveying the scene.


Chowing down.

Redbird

Berry Feast

Got this shot through our bathroom window with my long
lens. The Bradford Pear trees were full of male and female
cardinals feasting on the berries on the trees. On the limb
below the cardinal, you can see a bite taken out of one the
berries :)

Fall Morning

"I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of
the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.
~Pete Hamill

Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal

We had a yard full of Cardinals the other day. I counted
10 of them...males and females. I don't know what is
up with this Cardinal's feathers. He almost looks like he's
blotched or something.


Female Cardinal scouting for bugs in our back yard.

Fast Food

I took this picture out our backdoor. Because it's been so hot and
humid lately everytime I take my camera outside it fogs up. This
cardinal was chowing down on one of our sunflowers. It was funny
because seed hulls were flying everywhere :)

Free Food

Sunflowers are not only beautiful, but they attract lots of
birds to our garden. This cardinal was enjoying a midday
snack. I snapped this picture from our backporch with my
long lens.


Wearing it out :)


So many sunflowers so little time.



"No two gardens are the same. No two days are the same
in one garden." ~ Hugh Johnson

"Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that he feels bending beneath him, still he sings away all the same, knowing he has wings." ~ Victor Hugo

Snapped a picture of this beautiful Cardinal perched in our
cherry tree. Cardinals have always been one of my favorite
birds :)


A flash of red as he flies down to our birdbath.