A female cardinal perches among limbs and twigs in a wooded area in Mosheim. A cardinal, also called a redbird, is a song bird that has about two-dozen songs, according to National Geographic. The bird was photographed on Sunday afternoon. While the male cardinal is almost entirely bright-red, the female's coloring is partly brown, apparently as nature's camouflage for her while she is vulnerable sitting on the nest with her young.
Originally published: 2012-12-28 11:53:17
Last modified: 2012-12-28 11:53:17
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