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A break from South West Virginia photos to take a look at one of my yard cardinals. I have two pair of them that stay pretty much all year long. This one is panting because of the heat. Also, I think he was trying to tell me to put more seeds out. I tried to explain to him about how the squirrels were becoming more prevalent than the birds and how the feeders had to come down for a period of time but he wasn't too interested in that! Grandbaby here for an overnight visit and now we are off to Luray to feed the ducks! Have a blessed day everyone!
Molting is a process by which birds replace their old feathers with new ones. It usually happens once a year, beginning in late summer and lasting into fall.
Molting happens when the weather starts to cool down. Cardinals, in particular, have a very distinct molting process.
Molting starts with the head and neck feathers. The new feathers grow underneath the old ones. Then the bird begins to preen. This is when it spreads a special oil over its feathers that keeps them waterproof and helps them stay clean.
After the head and neck are done, the bird starts on its body. The new feathers push the old ones out until all the feathers are entirely replaced.
Cardinals molt in late summer and early fall. The phenomenal usually happens following the breeding season but can also occur during a time of surplus food when the birds can build up a layer of body fat to help them through the molting process.
Molting in Cardinals generally takes a month. A week after they lose their feathers, tiny new feathers will start to grow. The Cardinal's crest will return and be perfectly normal in a month.
--- gfmoutdoors.com
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Male and Female Cardinal
The northern cardinal is a bird in the genus Cardinalis; it is also known colloquially as the redbird, common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal. It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Cardinalis cardinalis
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
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The St. Louis Cardinals should have an alternate uniform and hat combination made to reflect the female Northern Cardinal.
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Female Cardinal
The northern cardinal is a bird in the genus Cardinalis; it is also known colloquially as the redbird, common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal. It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Cardinalis cardinalis
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
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This is the First Nations University of Canada building on the University of Regina campus in Regina, Saskatchewan. Designed by Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal; completed in 2003.
Cardinal also designed the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
See other shots of the building in this album: www.flickr.com/photos/joan-marie/albums/72157671532672462
Out on my bike on a very brutally cold November day, when this little beauty flew up to warm my heart! <3
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Peaking cautiously from behind a tree bough, a northern cardinal surveys the area. Though introduced in Hawaii in the 1920s, this non-native urban bird is sometimes known by a Hawaiian name, manu ‘ula’ula. Considered a harbinger of good luck or good omen in many cultures. Red cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis.
We had some snow flakes the other morning so I grabbed a shot of one of the four cardinals that are populating my yard this winter. The ground had a small hint of white and I was about to get excited about it when it flipped back to rain and that was that. Our big snow event for the winter so far. Still some hope because Feb. and March can be more seasonal. :)