Northern Cardinal

Another bird that lends some color to the winter landscape is the Northern Cardinal. We've had several pairs coming to the feeder this winter with three males showing up to feed on the deck at the same time. They're usually a little more selfish than that when it comes to their own species.

Today we just had one male and one female feeding just as the snow was beginning to fall.

Male Northern Cardinal

Female Northern Cardinal

Obviously, the male is easily spotted against the dark green, gray and white of the winter woods. The female...not so much.