Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

One of our most familiar birds, Northern Cardinal is the official state bird of NC and Virginia (and a bunch of other states).

Immature male, Chapel Hill, NC 2/19/06.

	This adult male has his crest slicked back. Chapel Hill, NC 1/28/06.
	Female, Chapel Hill, NC 2/8/06.
	Not the clearest view, but this male Cardinal skulking behind a Rhododendron flower made me smile. Carroll Co., VA 7/2/05. Carolina Nature Birds Fungi Herps Insects Beetles Butterflies Dragonflies Flies Moths Plants Trees Spiders More About North Carolina Bird Photos All photographs and text ©2013 by Will Cook unless otherwise noted.