Originally uploaded by ChathamGardens
This has been a great year for cardinals at Chatham Gardens. I have seen at least 3 sets of adults regularly and I have lost count of the number of juvenile birds that are frequenting my feeders.
In the above picture is a female, probably the mother of the two young birds hanging out on the top of my weeping cherry tree.
In this next picture it appears that the female is feeding one of the juveniles.
I had read that cardinals encourage their your our of the nest very quickly and teach them to find food on their own. There is a feeder not far from this tree and I think this was a lesson in progress.
The cherry tree seems to be a favorite resting place for many. In the below picture, if you look carefully, you can see 3 adult females.
