I was focusing on another perch when I looked up and saw my Cardinal friend catching the light nicely on the Euonymus branch some distance from me. I hadn't intended that perch for the Cardinal, and I think the red leaves clash with his wardrobe. See next pane.....
D7000, 500f4 + 1.4, ISO 1000, 1/320s @ f/6.3 manual, fill at -0.3