The cardinals in our yard are usually very skittish, and I'm lucky to catch any picture of them--even a blurry one. This morning, a pair visited the feeder, and the female engaged in a lengthy grooming session on the fence. Who knew they were so flexible?
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| Male Cardinal |
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| Female Cardinal |
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| Shaking a tail feather |
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| Mr. Cardinal was not welcome, and she quickly chased him away so she wasn't interrupted again. |
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| Cleaning under this wing... |
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| Cleaning under the other wing. |
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| Still looks rough |
At the same time, the bluebirds were back checking out the nestbox, which is encouraging! If eggs aren't laid somewhere yet, they are much later than last year. The female was clearly annoyed about the sparrow spooker ribbons and didn't stay long. Oh well!
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