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Northern Cardinals: It’s Just Breakfast

February 14, 2018 by MoJo

It seems appropriate to schedule a Valentine's Day post featuring a pair of Cardinals sharing breakfast at the feeder.  Although filmed in January, I have noticed the various birds on the property showing up in pairs more frequently.  It is nearing time to select a mate for spring nesting, but mating won't occur yet -- so "It's Just Breakfast".

As an aside, I captured the photos below to illustrate a point about the Cardinals.  If you note the time stamp on each photo ... Cardinals are generally the "first in" and "last out" at the feeders.  They appear for breakfast just-before daybreak ... and are often the last to grab a beak-full at dusk.

Cardinal - First In

First In - Northern Cardinal

Cardinal - Last Out

Last Out - Northern Cardinal

I'll segue off of this early-mating-behavior post to return us to the final six posts in the Bird Parenting Series.  Until then ... Happy Valentine's Day ... even if "It's Just Breakfast".

https://www.feathersandfuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Just-Breakfast-Video.mp4

Filed Under: Feathers, Northern Cardinal Tagged With: Early Bird Gets the Worm, It's Just Breakfast, It's Just Lunch, Northern Cardinals

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