Male and Female Cardinals
by Walter Colvin
Title
Male and Female Cardinals
Artist
Walter Colvin
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Art Fine Painting
Description
Digital fine art of a male and female northern cardinals on a dogwood branch.
The Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is the state bird of seven states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.
An interesting fact is, unlike most North American songbirds, both male and female Cardinals sing.
Also, both male and female birds will fiercely defend their breeding territory, which you may have witnessed as odd behavior. If they see their reflection in a window or mirror (as on a car rearview mirror or a metal bumper) they will attack the object, believing that their reflection is another Cardinal intruding into their territory.
The Northern Cardinal is sometimes called the Winter Redbird because it is most noticeable during the winter when it is the only "redbird" present.
- See more at: http://www.birdwatching-bliss.com/state-bird-northern-cardinal.html#sthash.gdoFi3ww.dpuf
Illinois Birds In 1928, Illinois school children selected the cardinal as the State Bird of Illinois. The General Assembly made that designation official in 1929.
Indiana Birds The cardinal was adopted as the State Bird of Indiana by the 1933 General Assembly (Indiana Code 1-2-8).
Kentucky Birds The Cardinal became the State Bird of Kentucky during the legislative session in 1926 [KY Acts, Chapter 350, Senate Resolution No. 17; recodified in 1942 (KRS 2.080)].
North Carolina Birds The Cardinal was selected by popular choice as the North Carolina State Bird on March 4, 1943. (Session Laws, 1943. c. 595; G.S. 145-2)
Ohio Birds The Cardinal was declared as the Ohio State Bird (Ohio Revised Code, General Provisions, Chapter 5 State Insignia: 5.03. Official State Bird).
Virginia Birds The Northern Cardinal was adopted as the official Virginia State Bird on January 25, 1950. West Virginia Birds The cardinal was made the official
West Virginia State Bird by House Concurrent Resolution No. 12, adopted by the Legislature on March 7, 1949, authorizing a vote by pupils of public schools and civic organizations. - See more at: http://www.birdwatching-bliss.com/state-bird-northern-cardinal.html#sthash.gdoFi3ww.dpuf
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