#inktober Day15 Dont nest in fall or What do I know ?

acrylic ink cardinal nest

Last year in very late September a mother cardinal built a nest in my hanging planter.
I was shocked to see she had laid 3 little eggs because I thought birds only laid in the Spring.
In my opinion I didn't think she should have done this so close to the cold Oklahoma winter but after Googling I found it was normal.
I had the pleasure of waiting 14 days until the chicks hatched. With the aid of my trusty iphone I took lots of photos of the ugliest baby birds. We saw theses babies all winter as they stayed close since we keep feeders up all year long.