THIS PLACE IS HOPPIN'

Seven goldfinches on the feeder at one time was reason enough to choose this shot, but the cardinal added a great spot of color, so that cinched my decision. First runner up was a pretty female cardinal, but I’ve posted single birds on branches too many days in a row so I’ve put her on Flickr instead.

Most of the day there wasn’t much action at the feeders - only a couple birds at a time, if any. Then all of a sudden the cardinal joined this goldfinch gang – I’m so glad I didn’t miss it. The cardinal looks like he’s trying hard to blend in!