Bright red cardinals are commonly part of Christmas cards, holiday decor and the general spirit of wintertime. This bird, called the Northern Cardinal, is North Carolina’s state bird (six other ...

Create a cardinal haven outside your home with this essential guide. Getty Images Treasured by bird enthusiasts for their song, beauty, and mating habits, creating a suitable environment will ...

The ideal Northern Cardinal habitat has dense vegetation for nesting and perching. They also need open areas to forage for food. Cardinals are adaptable, resilient birds.

In this Bird of the Week segment, Andy Kapinos with the Maine Audubon teaches us about the cousin of the cardinal, the scarlet tanager. WGME Portland Story by Stephanie Grindley, WGME ...

A.I. Came for Our Jobs, Our Art, and Our Souls. Now It’s Coming for Our Birds. Photos of A.I.–generated birds like the “Santa cardinal” are all over the internet and social media.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s official state bird is the northern cardinal, according to IN.gov. The Hoosier State isn’t, however, the only state that claims ownership of the red-feathered bird.

It is known that cardinals have a deep spiritual meaning going back to the name they were given — but did you know a visit from this bird may be a sign or message from a departed loved one?

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The cardinal became the state bird in Ohio and Indiana in the same year — 1933. Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia followed suit in 1942, 1943, 1949 and 1950, respectively.