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Cardinalis cardinalis
Large passerines with significant sexual dimorphism. The males (pictured here) are bright red with some black coloration around the beak and eyes, while the wings are a darker shade of red towards crimson. The females are light brown with some red plumage in their wings and on the tails.
Widely distributed across North America. Found in woodlands, gardens, swamps and shrub land.
Spotted on Jan 13, 2013
Submitted on Jan 13, 2013
11 Comments
Fantastic Telse! Very happy for you :D
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/222...
Hello there Elsa. Just letting you know I did get lucky. I have finally saw my first Northern Cardinal! Cheers!
ww.projectnoah.org/spottings/22264124
Thank you KrantiAzad :)
very nice !
Thank you very much Telse, for your kind words :) Sounds like you have lived some exciting places!
Yes, thank you Elsa. I did know this. I have just never seen one.
For many years I have lived waaaaaay North.Near Santa. :)
Just returning to my old stomping grounds.
Cheers Elsa. Love your photos. O>
Telse, you might get lucky! Their distribution stretches atleast to the southern parts of Canada :)
Sweet! I would love to see this bird.
Thank you Arun :)
nice spotting !!