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Male Cardinals in molting stage, fighting on my deck.

Two male cardinals, both in their molting stage, fighting for the whole unsalted peanuts on my deck. I feed the birds year round in my yard. As fall approaches, the winter birds show up. Cardinals are actually here year round but they really enjoy the peanuts I put out in my deck feeder.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2022
Photo Location: Chapel Hill, Tennessee, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D5100
Copyright: © Carol Wilson