You know I glanced at him twice before it clicked in my brain that he had black wings and tail. Too many Cardinals in our yard (misnomer).
I was cooking out on our east side patio; where we have several bird feeders and lots of Northern Cardinals, when this guy showed up high up in this Sycamore tree.
Best viewed in 'original' size.
Nikon D800
,AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8G TC-14E II 1.4x 1/250s f/4.0 at 420mm iso320
DX Image Cropped 4x6" Landscape at 300 dpi for Internet Viewing
full exif