CARDINAL COLOR - Named for its bright red color, like the robes of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church (which just elected the first American Pope), the Cardinal is one of the most recognizable birds in North America. 

LOVE THEM BUNCHES - Bunchberry is the smallest member of the dogwood family. What appear to be four large white petals are actually leaves that attract pollinators to tiny central flowers that explode open on insect contact. The pollen from the flower explosions travels to neighbor plants or is transported by insects showered with the pollen. (I learned this about Bunchberrys from Francie Von Mertens Harris Center Nature Almanac)

MUNK MUNCHING -  A Chipmunk chomps maple tree Samaras (seed pod helicopters). The large rounded buds of the seed pods are a primary Spring food source for squirrels, birds and chipmunks.