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Northern cardinals, courting

Cardinalis cardinalis

Description:

The male behaves territorially, marking out his territory with song. During courtship, the male feeds seed to the female beak-to-beak. A clutch of three to four eggs is laid, and two to four clutches are produced each year.

Habitat:

They can be found in southern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico. It is found in woodlands, gardens, shrublands, and swamps. Seen in my yard.

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26 Comments (1–25)

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Thanks for the nice comments! Unfortunately, this part of North Carolina doesn't fall within your mission radius, LandmarkExpert, but thanks for the invitation.

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 10 years ago

What a lovely!

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

would you consider adding this to the backyard birds of northeastern usa mission?
https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/194...
thank you!

MrsroadRunner
MrsroadRunner 11 years ago

Vary nice!!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

This is so wonderful! WOW! Amazing! So cute!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, matimar1 - I agree with you!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Mandy, I just added this posting to your mission; thanks for asking

Mandy Hollman
Mandy Hollman 11 years ago

Adorable series! Could you please add it to "Southern Romance"? This is one of the more "romantic" animal spottings :)

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Gracias, Marcelo!

MarceloCamacho
MarceloCamacho 11 years ago

wonderful!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, willie and Mayra!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Fantastic series!!!

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

love is in the air for many birds, very nice Maria dB

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, Ashish and Satyen!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Lovely series...!!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Amazing series!!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, Misako, annorion and Karen. Spring is always an especially nice time to observe the birds!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

What a lovely series!

annorion
annorion 11 years ago

Wonderful series!

misako
misako 11 years ago

lovely!

Ceci
Ceci 11 years ago

De nada. I like english

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

De nada, Ceci. Estoy contenta que te gustan los parajos! Thank you for writing in English.

Ceci
Ceci 11 years ago

now I am ceci.Thank you for telling me that the male is feeding the female in an effort to get in her good graces.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

I thought it was very sweet, too. The male is feeding the female in an effort to get in her good graces.

patty
patty 11 years ago

is the child or the boyfriend? ceci the child of pattyc

Maria dB
Spotted by
Maria dB

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on May 1, 2012
Submitted on May 2, 2012

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