A male cardinal with a magnificent head tuft sits on the branch of a maple tree in spring surrounded by red buds

A northern flicker standing at the base of an oak tree, tail in the snow on the ground

A Muscovy duck standing in the grass

A female common merganser with a red head and black and white body floating on a pond

Today’s #birdoftheday theme is #Black&Red with the alternative #doves. I couldn’t find my mourning dove pics, so have a #cardinal #northernflicker #muscovyduck and a female #commonmergancer who has a cinnamon-colored head
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