Cardinal Contemplation

I discovered

Cardinal contemplating

Snow falling softly

Silently sitting on the branch.

I contemplated

Cardinal contemplating

Snow falling softly

Silently sitting on the branch

For a long time

Wondering…..

Then he flew away.

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Today, I found the body of a female cardinal on the ground by the front window. She must have flown into it and died instantly. The day I took the pictures of him, I could see her deeper in the woods, behind the house. She never came out close enough so I could take her picture.

I have not seen the male cardinal since yesterday and I imagine he is grieving. Cardinals mate for life.

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