One common backyard bird that may be taken for granted also has romantic attributes worthy of Valentine’s Day. In the brown bleakness of mid-winter, the male Northern cardinal brings a flash of bright ...

Male and female cardinal pairs often are seen together in backyards. Photo by Steve Shattles. Famed artist John J. Audubon's "Cardinal Grosbeak" print of a Northern cardinal pair on wild almond ...

I just looked out the window in time to see the male Northern Cardinal gently feeding a sunflower seed to the female Northern Cardinal. This is a sure sign that these two are nesting once again ...