Northern Cardinal
The male Northern Cardinal is hard to miss with his distinctive shade of red. They always catch my attention and I enjoy watching this bird.
Nearly any bird feeder you put out ought to attract Northern Cardinals, but they particularly seem to like sunflower seeds. I replaced my cheaper bird seed for a mix with more sunflower seeds in the hope to attract more Northern Cardinals.
Even the brown females sport a sharp crest and warm red accents. Females resemble males, including the face and bill, but are predominantly pale-brown overall—varying from buffy to grayish—with dark reddish-brown wings and tail, red in the crest, and a variable pinkish flush elsewhere on the head and body.
