The longer winter goes on, with its monochrome palette, leafless branches and profound silence, the more we appreciate the brilliantly red Northern cardinal. Cardinals visit our backyards and ...

The female, though more subtly colored, is also lovely to look at in winter. One snowy morning, I gazed at a female cardinal drinking some snow from the shrubs.

As it turns out, the easiest way to tell the difference between a male and female cardinal lies in the bird's coloring. As is ...

A recently spotted cardinal in Erie, Pennsylvania, that is part male, part female, is a gynandromorph, referring to a mutation that occurs in insects, birds, and even chicken.

To other people, spotting a cheerful red cardinal means that their family member or friend is safe and happy, even if they are far away. Cardinals also offer a bright spot of color in the winter ...

A: Cardinal pairs don't separate after nesting season, as many songbirds do. Instead, they typically remain together all year long, like the pair you've been observing.

The female does most of the nest-building but her husband does not sit idly by. While she builds, he constantly collects and delivers all the materials. He also provides her with most meals as she ...

The Northern Cardinal is actually the state bird of seven states. Here’s how to attract them to your yard, and why they fight their own reflection.