Young Lady Cardinal ...

“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.”

             ~ Rabindranath Tagore

               ~ 1861-1941

 A young female North American Cardinal enjoys a seed on a warm summer evening at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Background texture by Jai Johnson added for artistic effect.

Lady In Waiting ...

"What the heart once owned and had, 
it shall never lose."
                                   ~ Henry Ward Beecher
                                                         ~ 1813-1887

Beautiful North American female cardinal waits for her true love - a
North American male cardinal fluttering nearby - to return to her side
a few weeks before Valentine's Day at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Feathered Friends of Spring