Female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

by Dan Demczuk
(Holland Landing, York Region, Ontario, Canada)

Female Northern Cardinal

Here is the winner of our Photo Contest, "Ontario in Focus", this picture was submitted by Dan Demczuk - With the window open a crack just after New Year, I heard the tell-tale chirp of a Cardinal. There was a bit of a winter storm brewing as I looked out that window. I managed to capture this gorgeous female on a maple branch as the wind picked up a notch. There may have been a male in the nearby pines.