Cardinals

Never-ending Job

The actual feeding of a cowbird baby by a cardinal always seems to be frantic with a lot of flapping and movement so I end up capturing photos like this. Looks like the cardinal almost lost his balance.
Brown-headed Cowbird fledgling (Molothrus ater)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

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