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What Do Cardinal Eggs Look Like? There are a few ways to identify Northern cardinal eggs. First, look at their general color. The eggs of these birds come in hues of off-white, such as grayish white ...
Q: I watched a beautiful male cardinal feeding an all-brown bird on the roof of my garage. Why would it feed another species? A: That’s a great observation and it indicates how different young ...
Update: The Alabama yellow cardinal has shacked up with a red female cardinal in the yard where it was originally spotted. After raising at least one chick, the couple now seems to be nesting again.
Your outdoor space will be festive all year round if it's attractive to cardinals. The northern cardinal is an iconic species of songbird that does not migrate, so you can see the bright-red-feathered ...
Songbirds like this Northern Cardinal require a reliable source of water for drinking and bathing which is essential to their health and survival. Besides being thoroughly entertaining, bathing ...
In my mind, the Northern Cardinal reigns supreme as the choice for Kentucky’s state bird, and I’m not sure anyone has ever made a serious effort to dethrone it. Other symbols have had some ...
Cardinal blend seed is attracting this male Northern Cardinal who can easily crack open the hard shell of one of its favorite seeds, the Safflower seed. A Blue Jay helps itself to its favorite ...
If you've ever noticed a female cardinal suddenly disappear from your feeders in early spring, chances are she's started nesting. Northern Cardinals are among the earliest birds to begin their ...
The northern cardinal is one of the most common birds seen around North Carolina. In fact, not only is it our state bird, but it is also the state bird for Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia ...
But these days, the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), aka The Red Bird is probably the most-loved backyard bird on the East Coast. We like these birds so much that they have been chosen as ...
“Cardinals build their nests right in the branches of trees and shrubs usually one to 15 feet off the ground. They will find a dense shrub or evergreen tree and weave their nest,” says Mizejewski.
Nine of 10 individuals of this species banded at their nest site and captured later will be within 10 miles of that nest. They form loose flocks (28!) in the winter, roaming mostly within that range.