Except for the dark trunks of trees, there was hardly any color outdoors. I yearned for something to break up the white-and-black bleakness. And then a cardinal, a feast of color and light, alit on a branch.
We have several robins, among the many birds who eat in our yard. It always surprises me to see them stay the winter. We are iced over now, so I am sure they wished they had gone further south for the winter. Beautiful photo and words.
Kat and Sydney, this is a borrowed photograph. Our day was much grayer than this, and I couldn't get as near as I wanted to with my camera, so I found this splendid fellow and borrowed the pic. :)
Kat, I can picture the feeding frenzy on the back porch!
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That scarlet brilliance does take the breath away! He looks so beautiful against the ice-blue sky. (Our day was gray, gray, gray.)
Mother Nature certainly knows how to get our attention! What a nice greeting to drop into a gray winter day.
Bee amd Joanne, isn't he a handsome fellow?! :-)
Our back yard was full of both the males and females yesterday, I asked Hubby if it was a "sign" ?
Hesaid; A sign they're hungry !
Peggy -- Are you kidding? Is this what you actually saw and a picture you took? It looks like a painting! Stunning!
The cardinals are such a gift for the eyes this time of year. Like red jewelry on a grey sweater.
My favorite! I miss them here on the west coast. I have to content myself with Stellar Jays.
We have several robins, among the many birds who eat in our yard. It always surprises me to see them stay the winter. We are iced over now, so I am sure they wished they had gone further south for the winter. Beautiful photo and words.
It was dark and dreary here. No brilliant cardinals lit the way for me today. Maybe tomorrow.
Superb post.
Peggy, you are most fortunate to have such a colourful visitor. Our dickie birds are not so vibrant! The picture is great!
He's dazzling!
Kat and Sydney, this is a borrowed photograph. Our day was much grayer than this, and I couldn't get as near as I wanted to with my camera, so I found this splendid fellow and borrowed the pic. :)
Kat, I can picture the feeding frenzy on the back porch!
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