Northern Cardinal (female)

We had sunshine today, and I took a number of keeper photos at Saw Wee Kee Park.  I especially liked the colors, sunlight, shading, and overall detail on this female cardinal.  There is even a bit of backlighting underneath the bird; am not sure of the source of the backlighting, but it might skylight bouncing off the Fox River behind the cardinal. This is one of my favorites from all of 2015.