1:33 AM – This scruffy looking Cardinal is parked in one of our outlier feeders, way across the yard by the back fence. The video was taken with a ‘regular’ Nikon camera, instead of captured by a Netgear security camera as is usual. We’re trying different ways to improve the quality of the video clips. The problem with this way – we have to stalk the birds for a long time to get an image. With the security cams, we just check the footage at the end of the day.

Cardinal quivering on the Squirrel Buster feeder while snacking. The quality of this video is actually not bad. I like the color better, though it’s not necessarily accurate. Lighting has a lot to do with this (how bright etc), plus season (are birds molting or getting ready to attract a mate).