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Northern Cardinal
[Cardinalis cardinalis]
[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]
Often simply called Redbird, the Northern Cardinal is a common visitor to feeders.
Although brightly colored, male cardinals can disappear into shrubbery with ease.
Their distinctive song, a series of single whistled notes, is heard in the spring.
This male was photographed on a cold, but sunny, February day near a backyard feeder.
This male was photographed on a cold, but sunny, February day near a backyard feeder in central New Jersey, USA.
Photo taken with a Celestron 750mm f5.6 mirror lens on Ektachrome 400 film.
(Date: February 1978)
(use image name "cardi2" for inquiries)
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