Competition entry: Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal by Mary Ann Roesler
2012 May Competition - A Open
30 points
Judges' comments:
Good color; nice close up; bright seed in mouth distracts--could darken; could crop on left and bottom
Maker's notes:

This Northern Cardinal is just at home in the deserts of Arizona as in Wisconsin. What a beautiful male bird this one was in an appearance at Elephant Pond near Madera Canyon, AZ.