Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Cardinals were my favorite bird in Illinois when I was a child. While not found in California, they are found throughout most of the eastern, central and southwest United States, and Mexico.

Northern Cardinals eat insects, fruits and seeds and as the two pictures below show, leaves.

Juvenile

Juvenile 09/09/2011 - Naalehu, Big Island, HI Juvenile 09/09/2011 - Naalehu, Big Island, HI	Juvenile 09/09/2011 - Naalehu, Big Island, HI Juvenile 09/09/2011 - Naalehu, Big Island, HI	Juvenile Male 09/08/2008 - Haehnle Sanctuary, Ann Arbor, Michigan Juvenile Male 09/08/2008 - Haehnle Sanctuary, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Juvenile Male 09/08/2008 - Haehnle Sanctuary, Ann Arbor, Michigan Juvenile Male 09/08/2008 - Haehnle Sanctuary, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Adult

Female showing a bit of tongue 09/18/2014 - Wildwood Preserve Metro Park, Toledo, Ohio Female showing a bit of tongue 09/18/2014 - Wildwood Preserve Metro Park, Toledo, Ohio	Male with the sun behind him 01/25/2012 - Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA Male with the sun behind him 01/25/2012 - Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA	Female 01/25/2012 - Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA Female 01/25/2012 - Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Female 01/26/2012 - Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA Female 01/26/2012 - Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA	Female 02/20/2012 - Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ Female 02/20/2012 - Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ	Female 04/16/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Female 04/16/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas
Male 04/20/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Male 04/20/2012 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas	Male 04/23/2012 - Houston Zoo, Texas Male 04/23/2012 - Houston Zoo, Texas	Female 08/26/2012 - Beechwood Park, Pittsburg, PA Female 08/26/2012 - Beechwood Park, Pittsburg, PA
Male 03/15/2013 - Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Ft. Naples, FL Male 03/15/2013 - Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Ft. Naples, FL	Female from the rear 04/18/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Female from the rear 04/18/2014 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas	Female 04/10/2011 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas Female 04/10/2011 - Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas
Male 04/11/2011 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas Male 04/11/2011 - Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas	Male 12/07/2015 - near Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, HI Male 12/07/2015 - near Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, HI	Male 09/09/2008 - Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan Male 09/09/2008 - Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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