Female Cardinal-1
by John Kirkland
Title
Female Cardinal-1
Artist
John Kirkland
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
A song bird with an attitude.
From https://abcbirds.org/blog21/female-cardinals:
One of the most easily recognizable female birds in the backyards of eastern, central, and southwestern North America is the female Northern Cardinal, and it's time we gave her the recognition she's due!
Although lacking the brilliant red plumage of the male, the female cardinal has an elegant beauty all her own, with a warm, buffy tan color over her back, breast, and sides; red-orange on the wings, tail, and crown; and a blackish “mask.” Female cardinals also have a crest and a chunky red-orange bill, traits they share with males.
You can easily distinguish adult males and females by color: In contrast to the female's muted plumage, males are bright red birds. (Northern Cardinals get their name from this color, which reminded early European settlers of a Catholic cardinal's red robes.) Females are also slightly smaller than males on average, although the difference is subtle.
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March 12th, 2023
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