One of my favorite winter subjects are cardinals in snow or ice. The contrast of a male Northern Cardinal against a white backdrop is strong and dramatic. I am especially fond of birds as subjects anyway, so the fact that I’m drawn to these red beauties in winter is no surprise to people who know my work. However, cardinals are in some ways just a convenient carrier of the crimson color which I want in my otherwise monochromatic images. There are other sources of red though!
During our recent ice storm (not to be confused with are more recent 20″ snow storm), I incorporated red sumac into images predominately involving ice. The contrast here is also very effective and the sumac allowed me to compose with more red in the image than I typically am able when only dealing with cardinals.
Here I am working with a Nikon D800 and a Nikon AFS 28-300mm lens for compositional freedom.
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Paul Grecian - Photography 
I had the pleasure to see some of your work at an art festival a few years ago and your passion for the subject is evident as well as impressive.
Thank you James, I very much appreciate your comment.