Northern Cardinal Images, Facts and Information:
Cardinalis cardinalis
- Northern Cardinal males are solid red with a black mask and chin. Females are brownish gray with red wings and a tail washed with gray. Both sexes have crests. Juveniles resemble the females but have a smaller crest and dark bills.
- Northern Cardinals are nonmigratory.
- Northern Cardinals are found throughout eastern and central North America from southern Canada to Mexico and Central America.
- The preferred habitats for Northern Cardinals are suburban areas, swamps, thickets, backyards, hedgerows, lowlands, and woodlands.
- Northern Cardinals eat seeds, insects, fruits and snails.
- Northern Cardinals lay 3 to 4 eggs which hatch in 12 to 13 days. Females incubate and they are monogamous.
- A group of cardinals can be called a “deck”, college”, “radiance” or a “Vatican” of cardinals.
- Northern Cardinals can live to be more than 15 years old.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Northern Cardinal photos.
Mia McPherson
Female Northern Cardinal on Honeymoon Island
Title: Female Northern Cardinal on Honeymoon Island
Location: Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/24/2009
Mia McPherson
Male Northern Cardinal perched on Greenbrier
Title: Male Northern Cardinal perched on Greenbrier
Location: Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/21/2008