Heavy snow fell, blanketing the park in white. In such conditions one wouldn't expect to see wildlife out and about and yet, they were! Where there is food, there is wildlife. Northern Cardinals, Black-Capped Chickadees, woodpeckers, red and white breasted Nuthatches and Robins all descended to a thicket of bushes covered in berries. The brilliant red of the Cardinals against the pure snow caught my eye.
Pairs of male and female Northern Cardinals were amongst the other wintering birds. The males perched motionless like bright red beacons while the females flitted from branch to branch. There was so much to photograph. To my delight, the females had beautiful bright orange and red under their wings so while they flew the pop of colour was revealed. I composed a photograph of that. A male and female cardinal were perched one in front of the other, I photographed that. I focussed on a singular male cardinal that had been perched for quite some time as snowflakes accumulated on his feathers. I composed several frames of the magical visual. The image reminded me of a classic seasonal greeting card which is why I chose it for the month of December.