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The usual group of birds were present at Saw Wee Kee Park, including 10 cardinals.  With slight snow flurries and a dusting of snow on the ground, it was a good day to get photos of male cardinals (also there were 8 male cardinals in the area).

A little before 4 pm all birds disappeared and did not return.  When that happens there is a predator nearby.  A red-tailed hawk flew over the trees a few minutes later, and then a few minutes after that an eagle did a flyover. Time to go home, most of the birds will be in hiding for the remainder of daylight hours.

While editing in Lightroom I discovered the reason I am not fond of male cardinal photos: the color temperature.  The pictures I take of male cardinals usually seem too orange. My solution is to bring the color temp down 400-500 degrees. This gives a nice blue red, not orange red.