Cardinal Visit! [Backyard Bag Feeder Project]

Cardinal perches for a minute at the bird feeder

© 2005 Zach Glenwright

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Pets & Animals

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• Backyard
• Feeder
• Project
• Cardinal
• bird
• feeder
• seeds

[Bluewolf2028]

what do u feed to attract cardinals any particular seeds or flowering trees?

[taburineagle]

@Bluewolf2028 - I'm not really sure on that one - this cardinal was attracted to a commercial bird food, I'm not sure which part of it they enjoyed most, but I do think they like cherries (the mix had dried cherries in it) ~

[greensatva]

This one doesn't look as scarlet as others I've seen. What does that mean? Does it get darker when it's older?

[taburineagle]

@greensatva - That's very possible, a lot of animals lose color as they get older... this one might be a female too, they're less bright than the males are when it comes to their redness.

[rafazolario]

esse passaro esta solto na natureza? gotaria de saber abraços brasil

[taburineagle]

@rafazolario - I'm not really sure what you're asking - I tried to translate it, but I don't really understand the translation either - :) This bird is native to this area.

[sweetsendaedreamr]

We have a fat little cardinal that returns year after year. I know its the same bird because he has a routine...when the blue jays sound the dinner alarm.. he comes and perches on my dog's kennel. He waits for the bluejays to leave then he eats the dog food. He's the only cardinal I see with a smaller brown bird....and i think the even smaller birds are chikadees..they are soo cute.

[redgaijin118]

~on nom nom

[ANBU625]

wow that is a dark cardinal. the ones that live near my house are way brighter than that. XD he looks like a old grandpa.

[staone1]

@taburineagle well from the first part i kno he was asking if the bird is in the wild or captive

[terry46619]

Cardinals are the state bird of Indiana and stay here year-round. The young males are a vivid red, the darker ones are older. The females are a brownish color with hints of red, mainly the wing tips. If I recall they mate for life. They're in my backyard all year and are gorgeous to watch.

[ashley041789]

@redgaijin118 This is a female, the darker red are the males

[baseballeddie1177]

cardinals are a type of sparrow, they seem fidgety.

[greensatva]

@taburineagle - considering what you say about them getting darker with age, this is an old Mr. Cardinal! I've seen the females, and they're brown, with red streaks on crest, wings and tail. [Psalm 19]