An Inch Of Snow Overnight

It was not a surprise. I was looking forward to having a bit of snow fall overnight. As daylight arrived there was still a bit of the snow coming down. An inch managed to cover the ground. I’m delighted.

Here’s a female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). One of many that have been coming to the yard. During the winter I’ll see several of them at the feeder, others waiting in nearby trees. As many as 8 or 10 at a time. Mating season is quite a different situation when they become territorial.

And oh their color, the male with its brilliant scarlet or the more subtle female, both add much to the landscape.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

2 thoughts on “An Inch Of Snow Overnight”

  1. Nice picture of this beautiful bird. Speaking of territory, we already have a male cardinal that is singing all day long in the tree beside our house. He doesn’t want us to sleep in. Lol

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