Santa wouldn't need Rudolph to guide his sleigh on a snowy and foggy Christmas Eve if this lady cardinal is in the neighborhood as her bright red bill would certainly serve as suitable shining beacon😊.

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The white-tailed deer at Lake Meyer Park will definitely be celebrating a white Christmas this year😀.

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This male house finch is another one of the amazing bird ornaments we get to see on the trees here at Lake Meyer Park during the joyful Christmas season.

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These frozen crabapples make delicious Christmas treats for hungry birds like this pretty male purple finch that are wintering here at Lake Meyer Park.

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I think this little American goldfinch is already looking for Santa's sleigh as it searches the sky, or else it's watching out for a hungry Cooper's hawk!
Tomorrow I'll be taking off to spend some time with my sister so I won't be back on Flickr until after Christmas. Happy Winter Solstice and have a very Merry Christmas🎄

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