This is my neighborhood cardinal, he has some great color and him showing up is a good sign that the birdfeeder on my kitchen window is finally starting to get some business. I like seeing the birds fly up and away, the only trouble right now is that they can see through the glass to where I am in the kitchen when I am at the sink, or anywhere in the kitchen.
I think I am going to go and look for a nice piece of film I can put over the inside of the window, that way the birds can’t see me through it, and that should allow me to enjoy watching them and also get some photos without having them fly away so quickly on me. I only managed to get these photos because I stood for 10 minutes on the other side of my kitchen with my super zoom lens!
I also have discovered that the best way to clear out the dust bits that the birds won’t eat is by using some canned air and just blowing it out, although a bunch does end up in my hair because of it.