“To take photographs is to hold one's breath when all faculties converge in the face of fleeing reality. It is at that moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. - Henri Cartier-Bresson

The feeder is a busy place these days. There is flirting going on in the trees, and new songs every day. The flickers are back, tapping their mating calls on our gutters, but they are tricky to catch at the feeder, so I have yet to capture one. I mess with my settings, practicing action shots, sitting with the door open to the cold. Some are a bit out of focus, but I love them anyway.