Juvenile Male Cardinal is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on May 24th, 2017.
Juvenile Male Cardinal
Very young cardinals can almost be termed dorky as their mottled feathers and incipient crown give them a quite ruffled appearance. This image, a... more
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Juvenile Male Cardinal
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Phyllis Taylor
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Photograph - Photography
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Very young cardinals can almost be termed "dorky" as their mottled feathers and incipient crown give them a quite ruffled appearance. This image, a young male at the Garden feeder with the feathers and bill beginning to show the true red color.
One of our most popular birds, the Cardinal is the official state bird of no fewer than seven eastern states. Abundant in the Southeast, it has been extending its range northward for decades, and it now brightens winter days with its color and its whistled song as far north as southeastern Canada. Feeders stocked with sunflower seeds may have aided its northward spread. West of the Great Plains, the Cardinal is mostly absent, but it is locally common in the desert Southwest.
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May 24th, 2017
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