The first feathered backyard visitors of 2026 are a lovely pair of male and female Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) that showed up to enjoy my feeders. The females are brownish-gray/tan with warm red (almost orange-looking) wing and tail feathers. The males are bright red with the distinctive black mask of feathers around the beak and eyes.
The cardinal is also the official State Bird of North Carolina, though they are common across both Carolinas, as well as the eastern part of the United States and Mexico.
Here are the photos I took of these beautiful birds from the first week of January 2026.
As you can see in my last photo, my little furry buddy, Loki, loves to watch the birds eating from the bushes. I will have more photos of these and other beautiful visitors to my backyard bird feeders -- and possibly more of Loki too -- coming soon.
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| Come back soon, y'all! ~Loki |
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