A quiet afternoon at Blandy, but lots of active cardinals like this male eating these seeds in the Rattlesnake Spring wetlands area.
Have no idea what the seeds are, but both male & female cardinals sure like them.
Nikon Z 6II
,NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S with TC 2X 1/500s f/11.0 at 600mm iso1600
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