Isn't that what everyone calls female Cardinals??? :) She visited the Birch in the backyard on and off all afternoon so I figured she wanted her picture taken. Not as sharp as I'd like but I'm behind on my 2nd album so she's going to be my pic of the day! :)
I'd never thought of the female being plain coloured. Silly really, that often happens, perhaps it never occurred that you could have a female cardinal! ...even sillier ;-)
@kathyd Sometimes it takes time for them to realize you've put food out plus we live out in the country so there aren't any other feeders to draw them away! :) Bad weather will always bring them in, usually in large numbers.. I always mix Black Oil Sunflower with some sunflower hearts, cracked corn, a fruit & nut mixture and then mix it all together in a great big rubbermaid garbage can. I also put out suet cakes for the Woodpeckers and thistle for the finches. If you feed them they will come....eventually! :)
@ellida Thank you Graham for always leaving such nice comments! It's just soooo not fair that all those poor females are so drab and dreary when their mates are all pretty and bright! :)
They're all so nice.
It's a nice shot.