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How To Attract Cardinals To Your Yard
One of my favorite birds to see in my yard is the humble cardinal. Male cardinals have a black face with a stunning, fiery ...
It's always a delight when cardinals pass by our homes. To encourage these feathered friends to nest in your yard, follow these helpful tips.
Just outside my home-office window, I noticed a bird’s nest about 4 feet high in some leafless shrubbery on a cold, winter’s day. I had not seen the nest in summer when it was hidden by green ...
The discovery of a nest-building bird in my south garden was a game changer. Opportunities for such close observation are rare. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 76°F.
Watch for the parents carrying nesting material or a mouth full of insects to a dense shrubby area in your yard where they may have put their nest. They eat mainly seeds and fruit, supplementing ...
Once the birds start to spend some time out of the nest, the mom leaves to go build a second nest to have another round of babies. Dad stays to protect and feed the cardinal children.
Every schoolchild knows the red, red cardinal, but how many adults know anything about this vivid, common bird beyond its name? Skip to content Open sections menu Sections. News.
A Northern cardinal's nest usually holds three to five eggs, like those seen here. The cup-shaped nests of songbirds are said to be marvels of engineering. (Courtesy of marti175/Creative Commons) ...