Beautiful Cardinals Love Colorful Beautyberries
Satiated Fall is the season for beautyberries (Callicarpa americana) and the clusters of bright purple berries are everywhere. I’m a...
Birds Can Be Interesting in the Evening, Too
Nearly Hidden Most days if I go birding in my own yard, it’s in the morning with a large cup...
Poppa Cardinal is Very Happy with his Children this Year
Sittin’ Pretty The breeding season is winding down and the woods and brush are filled with fledglings of varying ages....
The Adorable Cardinal Fledglings are Starting to Get Colorful
It’s a Boy! It’s been about six weeks since Momma and Poppa cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) started bringing their latest batch...
A Little Rain is Really Great for Everyone, Even the Birds
Quick Clean Rain has been in the news a lot lately, and in some areas of the United States it...
Cardinals are Very Good Communicators
More to Say. Even though we tend to think of ourselves as good communicators, we are far from the only...
Eastern Cardinals are Very Colorful in Their Prime
Red Splendor Elegant, bright red bird. Sitting on a rose branch. Early morning light. A peaceful time of day. Time...
A Beautiful Cardinal Takes a Much Earned Rest
Reserved Tranquility For many of our small songbirds, the first clutches of young are becoming much less dependent on their...
With Spring Coming, Momma is Looking Quite Beautiful
Ready for Spring. Spring is fast approaching in the southern United States, and my local birds are looking fat and...
The Breeding Season is Coming Soon for the Beautiful Songbirds
Wind Song A pretty red bird perches high in a tree on a windy afternoon. He belts out an interesting...
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