Here's Mrs. and Mr. Cardinal, mentioned in an earlier post. Mary and I have both witnessed the male feeding the female — he'll bring her a choice sunflower seed and place it gently in her beak. We have not, however, seen the female taking any such actions toward the male. Harrumph.
There are a few of these rose-breasted grosbeaks hanging around. I hope they stay for a while; they are beautiful birds. I'm working on getting a better photo, perhaps one in flight where you can see the complex white wing bars against the black main feathers.
This gray catbird is my new favorite. I like the subtlety of its grays and blacks, and it's a nicely proportioned bird as well. It reminds me of a Boeing 757 in that its form perfectly follows its function.
OK, maybe I'm overthinking this a tiny bit.
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