Northern Cardinal, male
With no significant success in the wetlands this evening a couple pictures from last week, when we had some fresh snow, might be a good substitute today. The Northern Cardinals often flock together during the cold season and we had about two dozen of them here during the last snowfall. It was the bird I haven’t photographed this winter until now and I was happy to see them late morning. Most days they show up before sunrise in the morning, and then again during night fall, pretty much the times without sufficient light. A slow shutter speed (1/160s) was key again to capture the snow flakes in motion and make them the story telling element in the background of the pictures. The snow? Of course, it melted away within a few hours and today I saw 22ºC (72ºF) on the thermometer. Spring is at the door step, or isn’t it?
Northern Cardinal, female