Dressed only in open toe thong slippers and a mini length robe, I stood outside at 20 degrees for 15 minutes to get this shot. It even started to snow!!!
I have no bird feeders. For any bird photo taken at home, I have to wait for the wild birds to come to gather Nature's berries in our yard. For days or weeks on end, I won't see a bird within camera range
This morning, I was putting the dog out to go potty - plus not at all thinking about photography - when I noticed the photo opt. I had no chance to put on proper clothes nor to find the DSLR.
For fear the birds would disappear, I could only grab the little bridge camera.
Meanwhile, Mr and Mrs Cardinal tended to stay within the inner branches of the tree & made me wait for even the fleeting chance of a clear shot. Brrrrrrr!!!
By the time I went back inside the house, my fingers were so cold that I could hardly move them. Strangely, the rest of me wasn't as cold. Not even my toes.
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