Cardinals, or more properly, cardinal grosbeaks, are common birds in our neighborhood. They are year-round residents, sticking around after the robins and other migrants have gone south to warmer climes. This time of year they are establishing their territories and nests. We had a nest in the shrubs at the front of the house last year, and I've seen a pair flitting around there again this year. Yesterday, as I walked to work on a bright, sunny morning, a male sat on a wire above the street, trying mightily to impress a nearby female. Resplendent in his bold red feathers and yellow beak, he flared out his tail feathers in a fan, strutting his stuff.
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