Every morning just as there is a glimmer of light, the cardinals are the first to arrive at the feeder, hopping from their night time shelters within the tangle of nearby bushes to scrabble around on ...
No matter what the temperature during the winter, the "what cheer, what cheer" calls of a male cardinal pierce the frozen woods. Sitting in the bright winter sun, the bird's puffed-up scarlet breast ...