And sometimes it just doesn't work out

[Loupey]

So I've been staking out this mulberry tree for about 7 straight mornings since seeing new young cardinals being fed by their parents there.

Unfortunately, for 7 straight mornings, the birds (first cardinals and now robins) know exactly where the good lighting is and avoid it at all costs. Getting both the parent and baby out in the open at the same time has been virtually impossible.

I'm just about done and the cardinals are gone. So this is all I got to show for it (nope, not a single cardinal pair).