Came out well and a good idea to get these shots. Nice to see and I love seeing Cardinals from up your way. ID is always good in the shots since some of us don't have what you folks do Are you using flash on these, just looks like it, but I could be wrong. Nice shots.
Yes to all the flash comments. Shot these with a Nikon 200mm micro on a D7000 instead of my D600 to get a little more length out of the lens. Used SB910 in full manual mode to get as much light as possible. I accept your bird ID Dark Shadow. I am not the best at it. I was always told they were thrushes growing up and never questioned. Learn something new everyday!