 | I’m one of the most familiar backyard birds. I nest in Florida and you may see several broods of little cardinals each year. My ‘chip, chip’ call note is distinctive. Most Likely Found: In the treetops, In your backyard When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Bok Tower, Callaway Gardens, Circle B Bar Reserve, Leu Gardens |
I have written 61 posts including a photo of a Northern Cardinal
April 27, 2011 - ...This weekend I spent some quality time at my favorite bird blind, my back window. I had fun watching the birds hopping around the backyard in the evening. I’ve been letting the wild grasses and weeds grow a bit in the rosebeds, because the Painted Buntings clearly enjoyed them. Apparently they also promote good bugs, […] Read more
March 22, 2011 - ...We were walking near the back side of Pebble Ridge tonight when we came across Mrs. Beaky attacking the passenger side mirror on a car. My camera attracted the attention of several neighbors, who all came out to laugh at this silly bird. I wish I could explain to her that the mirror image is […] Read more
March 18, 2011 - ...We saw Mrs. C. in the backyard today, and it looked as if she was starting to build a nest in the grapefruit tree! I watched her take several twigs up to the same place in the tree. She then went over to the flowerbed and started picking up other nesting material. I got the […] Read more
March 1, 2011 - ...These cardinals are too much! Beaky earned his name by “beaking” at the Smith window. Carla and Peter and Aaron learned to tolerate him. Then Mrs. Beaky picked up the habit. We caught a video of her as she repeatedly flew at the front room window and then retreated to the palm tree. Silly bird! Read more
February 20, 2011 - American Bittern American Bittern We saw several Northern Cardinal pairs this morning, all in breeding plumage. I like to say that the cardinal around my house sounds like he's calling for a "wife!... King Rail Species List: American Bittern, American Coot, American Goldfinch, American Robin, Anhinga, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher,…... Read more
October 27, 2010 - ...We like to make fun of our bird call CDs, where the announcer starts off the cardinal sound by saying that “the cardinal is a bird…” Goldy knows all about cardinal birds. She was very happy to welcome this one to our feeder, and she sat with her tail twitching as she watched it eat. Read more
October 9, 2010 - ...Mum-mum and Dyeyo are enjoying the return of the warblers to their backyard. Dyeyo and I took our cameras outside this afternoon to photograph some of the customers at Missy’s Diner. The hummingbird didn’t show herself, but the sparrows sure did! I was a little concerned when I saw the pictures of this House Sparrow, […] Read more
October 7, 2010 - ...Tonight I was going out to water the new sod when I stopped short, having just seen this cardinal hopping around in the flower bed right beside the door. He didn’t mind when I came back with my camera and shot a few pictures through the window in the door. I’m not sure if this […] Read more
May 9, 2010 - ...A rose-breasted grosbeak was recently seen at Bok Tower Gardens, so this morning Rich and I went to bird-watch at Bok. We didn’t see a grosbeak, but we did see some fun songbirds. The first bird we saw this morning was a male Eastern Towhee. He was on the ground, rooting through the grass, digging […] Read more
May 31, 2009 - ...Rich and I went to Leu Gardens this morning to see roses and turtles. We were pleasantly surprised to see a Common Moorhen in the lake, with her baby nearby! The baby was fussing its head off (it reminded us of Squirt when he’s hungry). We saw a juvenile cardinal, too. Nearby, Daddy Cardinal kept […] Read more
August 25, 2008 - ...After two years of talking about it, Rich and I finally made it to Callaway Gardens…and thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, it rained the whole time we were there! But I saw my first hummingbirds, we were pleasantly surprised to run into some of our FL winter bird friends, and two of the butterflies in […] Read more