The Lady Cardinal

This female cardinal took up residence on my bird feeder for about half a day recently. She sat regally in the same spot for a very long time. The smaller birds stayed away while she plopped on the side of the feeder. She wasn't eating much, but she may not have needed to. She was a fairly plump bird.

On the other hand, every picture I took of her has a seed hanging out of her mouth. Maybe she was having a big buffet.