Contented Cardinal

Cedar hedges attract vines and insects... and birds!

I wasn't sure if leaves from the Virginia Creeper were turning red... so I took a second look.

















But no - a contented cardinal was resting on a comfortable branch.

Perhaps she had a nest nearby. Have her young grown up ... and flown away?

Maybe she is pausing to enjoy a new carefree phase of life - "empty nest"?!

(There is so much I don't know about the birds and animals around me!)