Chloe keeping watch in the backyard from intruding birds and squirrels.

Despite Chloe’s patrols the neighbours tree still gets Cardinals. I was out with my big zoom lens.

And American Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).

He was in the tree after Chloe chased it from the fence.

The Cardinal’s mate.

The squirrel back on the fence post.

An American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis).