Neighborhood Cardinal

A male northern cardinal I photographed in the neighborhood February 19th.

We had received quite a bit of rain the previous night and that morning, so his brilliant red color stood out against the tree's green canopy and the gray morning sky. He was singing beautifully the whole 10 minutes I photographed him.  If he was calling a mate, I never saw her.  I don't think there is a more beautiful bird in our desert.