The state bird of Virginia - the cardinal - has graced the garden, or at least that of neighbour-on-left. Caught this close-up thanks to some over the fence balancing from P, at which point said neighbour returns and shrieks (with amusement!) and the bird departs.
We also have our own rather large, local opossum who chunters about at night and sleeps under the porch of neighbour-on-right. Not a beauty - a mangey long tail and greyish coat and a rather distinctive nose. He's not loveable, known to bite and drives the squirrels wild. They scream at 'him' from the electricity wires.
NB: The red cardinal is a boy according to the junior twitcher in the house. The girls are greyish-blackish.
