Female Cardinal Caught in the Snow

by Janette Boyd

Title

Female Cardinal Caught in the Snow

Artist

Janette Boyd

Medium

Photograph - Photo/texture/digital

Description

Photo of female Northern Cardinal, caught in the first winter snow in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Original winter color and snow texture by FAA Artist, Jai Johnson, was added to original image.

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Northern Female Cardinal
Size & Shape
The Northern Cardinal is a fairly large, long-tailed songbird with a short, very thick bill and a prominent crest. Cardinals often sit with a hunched-over posture and with the tail pointed straight down.

Color Pattern
Male cardinals are brilliant red all over, with a reddish bill and black face immediately around the bill. Females are pale brown overall with warm reddish tinges in the wings, tail, and crest. They have the same black face and red-orange bill.

Behavior
Northern Cardinals tend to sit low in shrubs and trees or forage on or near the ground, often in pairs. They are common at bird feeders but may be inconspicuous away from them, at least until you learn their loud, metallic chip note.

Habitat
Look for Northern Cardinals in inhabited areas such as backyards, parks, woodlots, and shrubby forest edges. Northern Cardinals nest in dense tangles of shrubs and vines.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/id

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January 17th, 2016

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