LITTLE BUTTERBALL

Boy, was I lucky to get a shot of this roly-poly cardinal! Actually, I don’t think he’s quite this large – he’s just all puffed up trying to keep warm on such a cold, windy day. It was mid-afternoon and I didn’t have any idea what to blip yet. I scared away a cute squirrel when I charged through was too noisy opening the front door to see if there was anything handy for a blip. (Dang – remember to think first!) Suddenly I noticed two cardinals in the cherry tree. I was kind of twisted into a half turn when I noticed them – the pictures weren’t very clear because I didn’t dare move to get better situated to snap them. I don’t think I even breathed while taking these shots. This was the best of the bunch.