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In the south, cardinals are often called ‘redbirds’ and it is easy to see why. With their bright red plumage, black mask, and prominent crest, the male cardinal is difficult to confuse with any other bird. Females are brown with a reddish wash on wings and the tail. Cardinals are abundant and widespread in woodlands, and a common bird at feeders in residential areas.
Cardinals are typically the first bird to visit feeders in the morning and the last to visit in the evenings.
The Northern Cardinal’s name dates back to the time of the United States founding colonists, stemming from the similarity of the males’ vibrant red plumage to the red biretta and vestments of distinguishable Catholic cardinals.
Northern Cardinals are classified as granivorous animals because they live on a diet consisting of mostly seeds. Their short, stout, cone-shaped beaks are specially designed to crack open the hulls on seeds and shells on nuts.
Occasionally, a lack of the typical red pigment in the plumage occurs and is replaced by vibrant yellow or orangish pigments, which results in a yellow cardinal. The appearance of vibrant yellow Northern Cardinals is typically caused by a genetic plumage variation called xanthochroism.
Contradictory to many other songbirds, Northern Cardinals are mostly a non-migratory species, opting to overwinter in their chosen spring/summer habitat.
I found this male in my backyard in Polk County, Florida.
The cardinals were already visiting when I placed peanuts at the palm stump. Normally they wait for me to go on about my business before heading over to partake in a peanut treat. This guy surprised and delighted me. I watched as he started working his way toward the stump. I was only about ten feet away when he decided to come on down and get a peanut. In this image I think he looks like he is admiring the bounty before choosing just the right nut. He stayed long enough to eat two peanuts before carrying a third one to a branch in oak tree one. I felt very privileged to be allowed to point the camera in his direction and take a couple of shots while standing so close.
I hope everyone has a delightful weekend, happy snapping.
Daylily are starting to bloom!
Here are some from last year from the gardens of:
Carol & Leemer Cernohlavek
Redbird Hill Daylilies
Fulton, Missouri
July 13, 2021
Hi all! No, I haven't disappeared again. Just dealing with a flare up of shoulder/neck pain that has made it difficult to work on my laptop. It's finally feeling much better this morning but I'll probably be off most of the rest of today. Hopefully back tomorrow able to spend more time here catching up with your posts and also group activity!
As always, thanks for stopping by!
The Northern Cardinal is a common to abundant resident
throughout Florida. It is the common redbird of backyards
and parks and is one of the most easily recognized
species in the state. The Cardinal is a resident in the
eastern half of the United States, including southern
Canada, and is also found from Central America north to
southeastern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
Two subspecies breed in Florida:
C. s. cardinalis west of
the Apalachicola River and C. s. floridanus throughout the
remainder of the state.
In the south, cardinals are often called ‘redbirds’ and it is easy to see why. With their bright red plumage, black mask, and prominent crest, the male cardinal is difficult to confuse with any other bird. Females are brown with a reddish wash on wings and the tail. Cardinals are abundant and widespread in woodlands, and a common bird at feeders in residential areas.
I found this male in my backyard. Lake Wales, Florida.
Daylily are starting to bloom!
Here are some from last year from the gardens of:
Carol & Leemer Cernohlavek
Redbird Hill Daylilies
Fulton, Missouri
July 13, 2021
Daylily are starting to bloom!
Here are some from last year from the gardens of:
Carol & Leemer Cernohlavek
Redbird Hill Daylilies
Fulton, Missouri
July 13, 2021
The House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a small, highly adaptable songbird native to North America. This adult male displays a vibrant crimson wash across his forehead, throat, and chest that contrasts with his soft, brown-patterned plumage. A tiny fragment of green vegetation clings to his stout, conical bill, which is naturally adapted for cracking seeds and foraging among garden foliage. The rich red pigmentation in his feathers is derived directly from carotenoids in his diet, making the brilliance of his coloration an indicator of overall health and foraging success.
El pinzón mexicano (Haemorhous mexicanus) es un pequeño y muy adaptable pájaro cantor originario de Norteamérica. Este macho adulto muestra un vibrante tono carmesà en la frente, la garganta y el pecho que contrasta con su plumaje marrón y con patrones suaves. Un pequeño fragmento de vegetación verde se adhiere a su pico robusto y cónico, que está naturalmente adaptado para romper semillas y buscar alimento entre el follaje del jardÃn. La rica pigmentación roja de sus plumas proviene directamente de los carotenoides de su dieta, haciendo que la brillantez de su coloración sea un indicador de su salud general y del éxito en la búsqueda de alimento.
I was done for the morning when I heard this guy chirping away. I could only hear him and was going to skip another Cardinal shot. But then I saw him in the tree and my fist thought was, What a beautiful bird!. I hope you think so too.
Scarlet Tanager, breeding male
Piranga olivacea
When I first saw this striking beauty low in a tangle from a distance I thought it was something man-made. When I got closer I was delighted to see that it was a tanager! I can honestly say that I've never seen in nature a redder red than this guy exhibited.
One of several non-warbler species observed in The Marsh.
Magee Marsh, Lucas County, OH
Daylily are starting to bloom!
Here are some from last year from the gardens of:
Carol & Leemer Cernohlavek
Redbird Hill Daylilies
Fulton, Missouri
July 13, 2021
I see Northern Cardinals from my back patio almost every day so seeing their cousins in the desert of west Texas is always a special treat. This one popped up near the ranger station at Big Bend Ranch State Park for a short aerial display.