Gathering the Building Materials

This female cardinal and her beau have been hanging around my backyard, either high in the trees eating buds or on the chain link fence(neither location being photo conducive). I was about to call it a day when I started to hear rustling in the branches and little twig snaps. I turned around and was able to get 2 fair shots after changing the settings from noon day sun! All c/c welcome

D200, 500mm @f6.3, 1/160, iso 1000

I think I cranked up the iso a bit much

One thing about Spring birds they don't stay put long, they really should let us check and change our settings.

Great shot Bruce, wildflowers and landscapes stay still just a bit more which helps me out a whole bunch, birds on the other hand would be the death of me !!!

I've been watching a pair work on their nest but haven't been able to find the nest.