Appreciating the Silence of Winter's Dawn~

Another reason for appreciating the silence of the winter months, is that we can view the birds more closely. 
I was taking a break from my meal preparation and looked out the window to view this handsome male Cardinal.  The driveway entrance images were taken along the country lanes of some of our local horse farms and I thought the large red bows, would look nice with Mr. Cardinal.  Hoping that you will agree~