A backyard nest offers a rare glimpse into the devoted parenting habits of the northern cardinal songbird.

It’s hard to resist a northern cardinal bird. They’re lively, bright and amazing songsters. Amid the browns, blues and greens of the natural world, northern cardinals are showstoppers. And in winter’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of a cardinal - Gary W. Carter/Getty Images Cardinals are a favorite bird of many, even if you don't root for the ...

Val Cunningham regularly answers reader questions about birds and birding. Submit your own questions below. Q:A pair of owls has been living in our woods and we see them almost every day. Yesterday, ...

Q: I watched a beautiful male cardinal feeding an all-brown bird on the roof of my garage. Why would it feed another species? A: That’s a great observation and it indicates how different young ...

On February 26, 1926, the Kentucky General Assembly selected the Northern Cardinal as the United States’ first state bird. This step initiated a process that now includes all 50 states (Arizona’s ...

Here we are post-holiday and deep into the heart of summer. The sunshine, warm gentle breezes, deep green leaves on trees and grass that seems to grow overnight — ah, yes, we are in summer. Never mind ...

A pair of cardinals on a wooden patio table next to an outdoor lantern and a stained glass décor piece. - Manuel Balesteri/Shutterstock There's nothing quite like looking out your window and spotting ...

The skies above us are filled with songbirds, and if you consider yourself a bird aficionado and love watching backyard birds ...