Seeing a female cardinal in my yard reminded me how much ... Cardinals also offer a bright spot of color in the winter; they’re a symbol of hope and joy, particularly near the Christmas season.

The northern cardinal is the state bird and lives in ... just to get through these long winter days,” Hudmon says. He says you can encourage that by putting out a feeder with their favorite ...

Both female and male ... birds in the fall and winter months. Food sources are scarce, so they may even visit your backyard feeder. Many of the most interesting Northern Cardinal facts relate ...