A comely cardinal. December 31, 2018 A purple finch and a cardinal redden things up at the feeders. I count on seeing black squirrels while doing Christmas Bird Counts. There are ears for listening and ears for eating. It was a wonderful Christmas pheasant. I wish you a bright and happy New Year with or without sundogs. ← A squirrel bit this walnut. Another squirrel had a conniption. I’m betting the angry squirrel was the first squirrel’s dentist.The fox squirrel is our largest tree squirrel. - Al Batt/Albert Lea Tribune →