Cardinal in the snow
by Suzanne Stout
Title
Cardinal in the snow
Artist
Suzanne Stout
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A crested finch (Cardinalis cardinalis of the family Cardinalidae) of the eastern United States and adjacent Canada, the southwestern United States, and Mexico to Belize which has a black face and heavy red bill in both sexes and is nearly completely red in the male.
Cardinal, also called redbird, any of various medium-size thick-billed species of songbirds of the New World, many with crested heads. All species are nonmigratory and give clear whistled songs.
One of the most popular, widespread, and abundant of the North American birds, the northern cardinal is the only red North American bird with a crest. It is the official bird of seven eastern U.S. states and is especially common in the Southeast. The bird has also been introduced into Hawaii, southern California, and Bermuda. Males are bright red with a black mask and orange beak. Females are duller red or brown. Thanks to bird feeders, where the northern cardinal favours sunflower seeds, this species has recently expanded its range as far north as southwestern Canada. Both males and females whistle year-round. A pair may raise up to four broods a year.
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January 31st, 2016
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