We don't have cardinals in these parts, other than on the football team's logo. OK, and maybe the occasional visiting Roman Catholic dignitary. But not the birds.

Northern cardinals are commonly spotted across the eastern half of the United States, and also show up as far west as Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and in Mexico. They are the most well-known of ...

Although cardinals aren't specifically mentioned by name in the Bible, birds in general sometimes act as messengers for God in the Old Testament, so it's not a big leap to believe they could be ...