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Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Description:

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.

Habitat:

Most of the United States from the Midwest to the Eastern Seaboard.

Notes:

Second photo was taken in January 2011.

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jessasecond
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jessasecond

Waynesville, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Feb 19, 2011
Submitted on Feb 25, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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