Here's some really big news: a female cardinal landed this afternoon on the bird feeding station that is Mum's balcony!
"I knew they'd come eventually," Dwayne said. "I knew it."
Traditionally, cardinals aren't found in Nova Scotia but in recent years, as the winters become milder, there have been spottings on the island and in the valley. Now in Riverview!
She's a little skittish so I had to sneak up to get these photos.
Mum promptly made a few phone calls to find out who sells safflower seeds around here -- the cardinals' preferred food -- and off she and Stella went to Truro. She is very dedicated to feeding the birds.
"I knew they'd come," Dwayne said again.

Just because they are easier to photograph, here are some of Mum's blue jays: