Q: I watched a beautiful male cardinal feeding an all-brown bird on the roof of my garage. Why would it feed another species? A: That’s a great observation and it indicates how different young ...

Gloria Wright / The Post-Standard, 2009 A male cardinal, in his bright red plumage, sits in the branches of a lilac in Tully. Courtesy Ann Bryant This photo of a bald cardinal was taken by Ann ...

Cardinals are beloved backyard birds. To attract more redbirds, fill these cardinal bird feeders with their favorite types of ...

Experts say it was a Northern Cardinal, but with some blue feathers instead of red. The cardinal was spotted Monday on the PixCams bird feeder camera in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.

The northern cardinal is a familiar bird in our area. Easy to see and easy to identify; the jaunty crest and bright red feathers of the male are unmistakable. Northern cardinals are widespread ...

Occasionally, a genetic mutation occurs in a cardinal, turning its feathers yellow instead of red. In mid-winter, the male and female, now in their most brilliant attire, engage in courtship feeding.

A: You're right, cardinal feathers get their red pigment from the foods the birds eat, and the color is deposited before the birds molt new feathers in the fall. This is a time when food is ...

Auburn University biology professor Geoffery Hill said that the cardinal is an adult male within the same species as the commonly seen red cardinal, but that it carries a genetic mutation which ...

Since so much in nature has a purpose, what's the story behind a male cardinal's bright red feathers, a bluebird's brilliant blue and a goldfinch's sunny yellow?

Auburn University biology professor Geoffrey Hill said the bird carries a genetic mutation that causes its normally bright red feathers to instead be a brilliant shade of yellow.

A Northern Cardinal is a striking sight when you go birdwatching in North Carolina. It's the one that almost every birdwatcher hopes to see at least once. The males have red feathers with a black ...