Female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)👇 The female cardinal rests quietly on an icy tree branch, her warm tan-brown feathers softly fluffed against the cold. Hints of red glow on her wings, crest, and tail, standing out gently against the pale winter landscape. She sits still, alert yet calm, her bright orange bill a small spark of color amid frost and snow. The cold air hangs silent as she conserves energy, waiting for the day to warm. Graceful, resilient, and quietly beautiful, the

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20K views · 684 reactions | In our Video of the Week, sound recordist Greg Budney talks about the brilliant song of the Northern Cardinal. Both male and female cardinals sing, and they are some of the first birds to start singing in the year, bringing a blaze of color and sound to the gray days of late winter and early spring. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Facebook