Happy New Year everyone :) Here's to the new year and a new decade.
These pictures are of the mating pair o northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) that live near our house. It was great to see them in the fresh-ish snow. Interesting fact is that for a while, the male and female cardinal were believed to be separate species. My friend Grant also told me that females pick their mates based upon the color of their face mask and beak. The darker the facemask, the more testosterone the male has which would make him a poor father. Also, the beak color indicates how healthy the male is. Darker beaks mean more parasites. Neato!
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