Sunshine on frost

White rime on the leaves in the mulch. A great black-backed gull rested on the frosted dock facing the iced over creek. A male cardinal hunkered on the feeder while a female watched from about 20 feet away. The cardinal sits on the feeder perch and snatches a seed then turns around to monitor for threats while eating the seed. Chickadees and titmice swoop down, pick up a seed, and return to a tree or bush to shell it.