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CLUSTER OF CARDINALS
A few days ago we had our first significant snowfall of the season. The snow began around midnight and continued through most of the daylight hours, netting us about five inches of the white stuff.
This snow was of the wet, heavy variety which mounds so beautifully on fences, porch rails, tree limbs and bird feeders. It is the type of snow provides perfect photo opportunities, no matter your level of expertise, or what direction you aim your camera.
All very nice if you are interested in photography, but for me the biggest thrill of a heavy snowfall is that it acts like a casting call for Northern Cardinals. Boy do they come out of the woodwork!
Cardinals are no strangers in our yard. We always have a few males and females feeding on sunflower seed, darting in and out of the bushes. But bring on a few inches of snow and presto … cardinals by the dozen.
To my eye there is nothing as breathtaking as the bright, vivid red of the male cardinal against dazzling white snow. Multiply that by 30 or 40 cardinals, and it is truly a sight to behold.
Hope you had some good bird sightings today too.
Cheeps and Chirps!
Marjie Gemmell
To learn more about bird identification go to:
www.easybirdidentification.com
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