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Tanning birds
Aug. 25th, 2009 01:48 pmThis morning, after my shower, I was in my bathroom with the window partly open -- it swings on a vertical axis. I caught a flicker of colour and motion from the corner of my eye.
What had caught my attention was the reflection, in the window glass, of the window ledge of my guest bedroom / sewing room, beside the bathroom. A pair of cardinals -- one bright red, the other brown with red highlights and the characteristic crest, so presumably a mated pair -- were relaxing on the ledge. Their wings and tails were splayed out in the sun; occasionally one or the other would riffle its feathers or skritch itself with its beak.
I've seen them around my house, usually flitting into or out of the cedar hedge around the back. This was the first time I've been able to watch them reasonably close-up for more than a few seconds. Unfortunately, I didn't think to get my camera until after the male had left, and the female took off while I was still thinking about it.
What had caught my attention was the reflection, in the window glass, of the window ledge of my guest bedroom / sewing room, beside the bathroom. A pair of cardinals -- one bright red, the other brown with red highlights and the characteristic crest, so presumably a mated pair -- were relaxing on the ledge. Their wings and tails were splayed out in the sun; occasionally one or the other would riffle its feathers or skritch itself with its beak.
I've seen them around my house, usually flitting into or out of the cedar hedge around the back. This was the first time I've been able to watch them reasonably close-up for more than a few seconds. Unfortunately, I didn't think to get my camera until after the male had left, and the female took off while I was still thinking about it.
