Conferring with the Cardinal

Male Cardinal holding court in the garden. (6/22/14)

Had forgotten about these pics from late-June, taken from my kitchen window, back when our garden had recently been planted. It was right after dinner time and I was loading he dish washer, when a red flash went across my peripheral vision. At first glance I thought it was a male cardinal and three females--of course, upon further review that was not the case, while there was a single female, the others were sparrows. When I saw this scene play itself out I said aloud, it's like a "conference of Cardinals," to which my stepson replied, "sounds like you've got a blog post title!" If only...

Interloper! (6/22/14)

Common ground. (6/22/14)