Prior to the pandemic, I would rarely see a cardinal around the yard but with the bird feeders, they became frequent visitors. I had lots of favorites but the cardinal was my first favorite as it is a very common bird, much more common than I thought originally. At times, maybe 4 pairs were hanging around and you have to like that the male is the flashy one. We are always trying to be the flashy ones even when we don't think that is what we are doing. The animal kingdom shows us who we really are!!!!
