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I see them in my back yard all the time. Before my son passed away in 10-9-15 a cardinal appeared at my kitchen window every morning for about 12 days in a roll. They are also been none as a messenger. But I have read and bern told. When a cardinal appears in your yard or window its a loved one from heaven. Which ever I love them and have had some experience with them so I believe in it . Tks for sharing !!!
After recently discovering your videos, I've begun taking a bag of sunflower seeds on my daily hikes. I inadvertently discovered a pair of chickadees always hanging out in the same place each day, and realized that the 10ft high dead tree stump there were standing on was their nest cavity, with a small entrance hole at the very top. So every day I'd leave a little pile of seeds at the base of the stump, and the next day the pile had turned into a pile of empty shells. One time when I was leaving seeds, one of the chickadees flew down and landed on my palm, chirped, and began eating right out of my hands! I was so shocked that I said "oh my god, HI LENTIL! That's a good boy!" I didn't know what else to call him, and the name 'Lentil' came into my head because of your 'Lentil'! So I hope you don't mind me co-opting your Chickadee's name. There's now another Chickadee in Connecticut named Lentil, who eats out of somebody's hand each day! Thank you for your wonderful videos!
Not at all my friend. You are more than welcome to use that name for your darling new little buddy! I love that you were given this wonderful experience. Enjoy every second you have. 🥰
My neighbourhood has lots of cardinals in it. Every spring/summer day, I can hear their clear song along with the robins, mourning doves, chipping sparrows, and the blue jays. Truly one of my favourite birds.
I agree. Most spring and summer days in my neighborhood are filled with songs of the birds that you listed, especially the Cardinals. Also, Mockingbirds, Song Sparrows, Blue Jays, House Finches, etc. for good measure. 🐦🎶😌
When I was a kid in the 1940's, I lived in a small urban community within sight of the New York skyline. At that time, cardinals were considered a rarity - maybe not ivory bill rare - but well beyond "unusual." When I was maybe nine or ten I remember walking into town on a spring day and seeing this red fluff of feathers preening itself on a branch of a London Plane tree. That was my first cardinal and the image and delight at seeing this bird has remained etched in my memory ever since.
Me and my grandma used to sit in her kitchen or in her yard talking, drinking coffee and watching the birds. Cardinals were always there. She used to tell me the Cardinals are your loved ones that passed visiting you. Now my grandmas passed and everyday i watch the Cardinals and thibk of her and our conversations. ❤
Girl, I'm one of those people that opened a birding book because of Cardinals. I lived in this area that was urban/suburban and they used to scavange from our trash. We were all in a Section 8 building. I went downstairs to my neighbor and asked if she minded if I put a bird feeder up in front of her windows (I was right above her). I told her "it's to attract the cardinals". She said "Oh! The red bird???" So impactful. 20 years later, I'm still feeding my birds. We have a Cardinal couple that appears to have one female offspring. Dad usually feeds her and she's pretty spunky. She's constantly singing the "chip" noise, so loud I can hear it when I'm away and I'm on the phone with my husband while he's home. My love for birds have grown, and I have other "favorite" species, but the Northern Cardinal will always have a special place in my heart.
I have loved cardinals since I was a child in illinois. Happiest memory - a male cardinal singing his heart out in the middle of a winter blizzard - he was in the plum tree in our back yard. I was 10 years old and have never forgotten those precious moments I stood in the heavy blowing snow and watched him sing - I thought he was singing to me! Adorable!
The papa cardinal is always last to leave. I go to bring in feeders at night and sure enough I hear him in the pine he’s like wait coming for last dibs. My favorite is when he lets the bluejays know who is king of the feeders, never get tired of watching them running the bigger blue jay off.
This morning - May 30th - two cardinals - male and female - hopped across my patio on their way to who knows where? My cat, which is not allowed out, watched in wonder as they stopped for a minute to tease her. Somehow they seemed to know that she could not get at them. They are beautiful.
We have had the same two for the past few years and they have brought a number of offspring into the neighborhood ! They hang at the feeders and get an occasional peanut as well ! Blessed to have them 🙏
The male of my first cardinal pair was a wee feathery fireball. One night, I saw him hammering away at a peanut like his life depended on it. This went on for a good twenty minutes. When he flew off, I went out to see what he’d been at- the shell was left in splinters!
I grew up with cardinals in Southwestern Ontario decades ago. I love them and miss them. I sing to my backyard birds on the west coast now using the cardinal's song.
I'm so happy that there are two pairs of Cardinals that have a nest nearby so I hear them singing everyday! Finches, Robins and Chickadees are also hanging out frequently!
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Sometimes I have to realize how lucky I am to get these birds in my backyard. Sincere thank YOU for this channel and helping me identify these different birds by their songs. Cheers!
Hi. The Cardinal is my FAVORITE Bird! Very PRETTY! We have a bamboo tree in our backyard and there's been nest in it. I love birds period. To hear them sing makes my heart and soul HAPPY! I live in Florida.
One of the things I love about Cardinals is that when I put peanuts out for the Jays and red bellied woodpeckers, they show up as well and take a peanut too. ☺️
The last several days we have watched a female take nesting material under a bough of a spruce tree. It is interesting to watch her gather the various materials, hop onto the bough, take a quick look for predators, then disappear under the bough. A minute or so later, she emerges and repeats the process. Our feeders are only a short distance from this spruce. Over the winter, multiple cardinals visited. Now that breeding season is here, the male drives off any other cardinal that isn't his mate. Finally, one of our females this winter had gold tones in her feathers. Both my wife and I were mesmerized by this beauty.
They are so beautiful. I get to see them every year when they come by to eat. By far one if my absolute favorite birds. I’m always in awe when I get to see them all beautiful and bright.
My niece's, who's 4 though it was when she was 3, first bird she was able to identify by site and call were crows and then cardinals. Technically it was vultures but she would often mix crows and vultures together when seeing them so it was when she could match the call to the bird (crows) that I realized she was actually identifying crows for what they are and not what she thought they were. She's becoming quite the proficient naturalist.
I love cardinals. I sit in my backyard and absorb precious vitamin D and watch the birds and sip on black coffee ( my morning routine ) thanks Leslie 🌷💕💕
I love getting to see the cardinals everyday. There is a male and one eager female who, when they spot me, will fly to a higher nearby tree branch and call to me. I usually reward them with a thrown peanut half. They are very sweet and skittish birds. In the winter here Last season I saw as many as 14 cardinals come by at once to my feeder. It was really surprising and beautiful to see ☺️💖
I love our cardinal pair. When the share food is the best. The male is so striking in the snow or green lush yard. They really sing loud also, seeming to show off their lung capacity. :)
I've been able to pish cardinals without much effort. One day, while painting my shed, I ended up bringing the same male three separate times! He kept changing his song, and I didn't know it was him until after I'd mimicked it and he showed up again!
My favorite wild bird. One day I took a picture of a male cardinal and a young bunny looking at each other. It was so cute and to get a picture is a bonus.
i used to hesitate calling them my favorite bird because they’re so “common” in my area. but i think that’s what makes them great - on any given day you can look up and see one of these beauties, and they always put a smile on my face. both their vibrancy and their sweet calls always cheer me up instantly, they are so precious. i had a mated pair with an adorable fledgling at my feeder last year, and i think they’re back again! hoping to see them raise another little one or two this summer. :)
I have a "pet" cardinal at my house. He will wait for me on my porch when I get home from work for his sunflower seed dinner. He chirps fast if I don't move fast enough. He will also call for his missus when he's finished. Thank you, Lesley!
Yes! I love them. They stole my heart when I had a couple that came through the day and always in the evening. I called them my evening couple. He would feed her and I've kept my seed & clean water out ever since! 💞🥰💞
I had cardinals in my yard in the DC area. Now I live in Northern California, and I haven't seen a cardinal in the 53 years I've lived here. I miss their colorful displays and happy songs.
@@BirdsandGhibliFan oh I bet you will! Actually it was that sound that made me look outside the time I saw the male cardinal in my backyard doing that wing dance with the female 😄, now you know what sound to listen for, if you ever hear it then start looking around! 🤞
The thing i like most about Cardinals is that they are more cognizant of people than most other birds. I put seeds on the posts of my second story deck and they would bring their newborns with them and feed them there, showing them off to those they trust. If i forgot to put seeds out, they would come to the deck and chirp loudly until i remembered to feed them. They are like dogs, they know who you are and interact with you.
I live in and tend to stay in the desert southwest of the US. Once, many years ago while i was on a road trip with my family, we stopped at a rest stop. While walking around, and stopping to look into the brush, i spotted a beautiful, bright red cardinal just hanging out in a bush. That's the only one i can ever remember seeing in real life.
Another North Carolinian here! I love seeing the cardinals in my backyard! I've noticed the males like to eat up high, and the females seem to prefer eating on the ground. I haven't really noticed any other interesting behavior though. Of all my backyard birds, they're the most boring behaviorly (at least, whenever I'm observing them 😂). I also can't really tell them apart (there's at least 2 males and a few females). When some molt, I can sort of track who is who for a while (one female cardinal last year had a truly spectacular molt and lost all her head and neck feathers at once - I honestly didn't even recognize it as a cardinal at first 😅). I'm starting to tell the Blue Jays apart, and even the tufted titmice (one of whom has a feather sticking out funny so I can always tell him from the others!) and chickadees have distinct personalities. Sadly, I had to stop feeding the cardinals sunflower seeds now that it's summer because we've got black bears. 😒 At least there's plenty of bugs and berries out now!
Lesley you have such a beautiful way of speaking. I love cardinals so much! I always get excited when i hear their “peep”! I found it EXTREMELY interesting that the males feed other babies. I’m assuming this is an accident! I know their hormones really take over - i see them acting much more intense snd aggressive in spring.
It was great to hear that song again...its been a few yrs due to moving farther north. While the males steal the attention in my book the healthy female with the sun shining on her on a snowy back drop just pops. Some of those females just show fantastic colors.
After many years working out side in N.h. and Maine, I'm convinced that the spiritual nature of these cardinal s,showing up at times in your life when a love loss has happened to you. Also a feeling that comes over you is a language of it's own ❤ Thankyou. CHOCTAW NATIVE ❤
Thanks Lesley! The Cardinals are one of my favorite birds. I grew up in NY on the south shore of Lake Ontario where they were very common. I was surprised & happy to see they flourish in Texas too. They are common visitors to my bird feeders and bird baths.
I saw 4 males in the same bush yesterday I was taught as s child to see one is good luck and allows you to make a wish so 4 wishes 😊 that's a once in a lifetime
Thank you for helping me get started with birding. I've managed to tame 5 mockingbirds, the greatest animal in the world, and have even taught them basic commands.
Here in the desert we call pyrrhuloxias 'desert cardinals.' In my part of the desert, there are more northerns than desert cardinals, which I find interesting.
I have always loved the way cardinals act as a well drilled pair. If you see one, there's another nearby. They are rarely right next to each other but they are always keeping track of each other and engaging with the environment as a unit, dividing up tasks.
The Northern Cardinal is the mascot for my college, Ball State University! The northern cardinal is a fierce bird during breeding season, especially when they're around bird feeders, and are adorable to watch.
A couple of neighborhood kids and I were admiring a wood nymph butterfly a while back, kids took a pic and left, then a cardinal swooped in and ate it! Fancy breakfast,Mr.Cardinal.🦋
I moved from the desert Southwest, to Oklahoma 8 years ago, and Cardinals are my favorite part. We get a lot of them in fall and winter. They look so beautiful, and stand out against a snowy background.
what i remember most about Cardinals from my childhood. They seem so present in the moment. alert, intelligent, analytical. almost felt like we should talk to them. lol. i was little.
I live in Missouri. In early Spring I put out some corn, bread, peanuts, and dry cat food for the crows. When I was done I called out to the crows with a "Caw, caw, caw." Well, in an oak tree just over me, a male cardinal let me know loudly that my cawing to the crows was the worst crow accent he'd ever heard! He was really quite firm on the subject! But he did like that I put down food. In the next couple days I noticed I had a bonded couple of cardinals sharing the crow feeds. They are now a regular couple in the yard. No more complaints about my crow calls!
I had a cardinal flying right over me and hovering, flying from tree to tree around me (in a circle almost), for about 20 mins this morning. I caught a video of him staring me down and examining me before flying closer…it’s the closest one has ever come to me, and I had my dog with me! It was absolutely incredible ❤️❤️❤️
The sweet song of the cardinal bird is one I grew up hearing as a child in St. Louis. I recently moved back to STL after decades in Los Angeles where there are many nice birds, but no cardinals, of course. How funny that upon returning to my childhood city, that SONG, a soundtrack to youth, long forgotten, was immediately remembered , and brought some bit of nostalgia with it. I will absolutely be watching and providing seed for the local cardinals I have noticed hopping in my Missouri backyard.❤
I feel so lucky because I have these shrubs in my backyard where this family of Cardinals have built their next for the season. I wake up most mornings to their beautiful song and I love seeing them at my feeder. They’re always one of the first ones to visit my feeders at dawn and the last ones to at dusk. They’re such beautiful birds and definitely one of my favorite!
Here in middle Tennesse we have many pairs at our 3 feeders and we currently have a pair nesting in a viburnum along our busy patio!! (3 small Russell Terriers + humans 😀) We love them ❤
That is so darn sweet about a pair nesting so close to your patio. They really are such darling birds. Make no wonder so many people hold them dear to their hearts. ❤️
They are always in my backyard I saw one today in fact. The females are always close by. This past winter I took many photos of them in the snow. Such a beautiful contrast of color ❤️
What I like most about cardinals is their songs! That and their cheery colourisation against the snow. I am fortunate to have them in my back yard all year round. Thank you for your very lovely and informative presentation. I hope that you do get to see a bonded pair in person one day. From Montréal, Québec, Canada. ❤🇨🇦❤
Here in Massachusetts cardinals are very common and are thriving out here especially with the average bird feeder having what they want and eat. Bluejays are very popular too loving the peanuts being put out on a daily basis. I see a lot of chickadees, finches, mourning doves, robin's, junco's, titmice, warblers, wrens, woodpeckers and hawks of course around my yard. Sometimes I hear a barred owl at night. I really love that cardinal males are great fathers and mates and I'll mostly see a female cardinal in proximity of a male while they are eating on a bird feeder or chirping in a tree. Although the Bluejays can be annoying at times with their very loud yaps, but I really love this bird as well. Makes me appreciate the finer things in life and stop worrying about the nonsense that inundates our lives on a daily basis ✌🏽❤️
We had a yellow cardinal in my county last year for a few months, and he became quite the celebrity. Cardinals are quite ubiquitous here in Central Florida so sometimes we can take them for granted. And then you see them against a certain background, or see them exhibiting some cool or funny behavior, and it makes you remember how awesome they are.
I just really enjoy the color and unique little traits, such as being the last ones at the feeder in the evening, that they bring to the menagerie of critters at my home😊
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I see them in my back yard all the time. Before my son passed away in 10-9-15 a cardinal appeared at my kitchen window every morning for about 12 days in a roll. They are also been none as a messenger. But I have read and bern told. When a cardinal appears in your yard or window its a loved one from heaven. Which ever I love them and have had some experience with them so I believe in it . Tks for sharing !!!
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How do we send videos? I have a great short of a male cardinal feeding a juvenile.
After recently discovering your videos, I've begun taking a bag of sunflower seeds on my daily hikes. I inadvertently discovered a pair of chickadees always hanging out in the same place each day, and realized that the 10ft high dead tree stump there were standing on was their nest cavity, with a small entrance hole at the very top. So every day I'd leave a little pile of seeds at the base of the stump, and the next day the pile had turned into a pile of empty shells. One time when I was leaving seeds, one of the chickadees flew down and landed on my palm, chirped, and began eating right out of my hands! I was so shocked that I said "oh my god, HI LENTIL! That's a good boy!" I didn't know what else to call him, and the name 'Lentil' came into my head because of your 'Lentil'! So I hope you don't mind me co-opting your Chickadee's name. There's now another Chickadee in Connecticut named Lentil, who eats out of somebody's hand each day! Thank you for your wonderful videos!
Not at all my friend. You are more than welcome to use that name for your darling new little buddy! I love that you were given this wonderful experience. Enjoy every second you have. 🥰
Cool story !
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My neighbourhood has lots of cardinals in it. Every spring/summer day, I can hear their clear song along with the robins, mourning doves, chipping sparrows, and the blue jays. Truly one of my favourite birds.
I agree. Most spring and summer days in my neighborhood are filled with songs of the birds that you listed, especially the Cardinals. Also, Mockingbirds, Song Sparrows, Blue Jays, House Finches, etc. for good measure. 🐦🎶😌
I own 2, found them years ago in Southern California when they were babies laying down in the street. They are the most beautiful birds on Earth 🌍🌍
When I was a kid in the 1940's, I lived in a small urban community within sight of the New York skyline. At that time, cardinals were considered a rarity - maybe not ivory bill rare - but well beyond "unusual." When I was maybe nine or ten I remember walking into town on a spring day and seeing this red fluff of feathers preening itself on a branch of a London Plane tree. That was my first cardinal and the image and delight at seeing this bird has remained etched in my memory ever since.
My favourite experience with Cardinals is when a bird perched on top of my car. It truly was a *car*dinal!
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Thank you so much, Joni. very much appreciated 🥰
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From my Michigan sanctuary to your vast Canadian woodlands… loads of thanks for your vast commitment to the Ornithology world …
I think God has created this bird so special that I can’t even explain that’s why it’s my favorite bird in the world thank you for everything
Me and my grandma used to sit in her kitchen or in her yard talking, drinking coffee and watching the birds. Cardinals were always there. She used to tell me the Cardinals are your loved ones that passed visiting you. Now my grandmas passed and everyday i watch the Cardinals and thibk of her and our conversations. ❤
Just seen a female cardinal this morning and the first thing I thought of was my grandma. ❤ beautiful story
Cardinal parents are so brave. They once nested in our backyard and chased away a crow intruder that's more than six times their size.
My favorite bird
It's easy to see why 🐦Awesome birds
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Girl, I'm one of those people that opened a birding book because of Cardinals. I lived in this area that was urban/suburban and they used to scavange from our trash. We were all in a Section 8 building. I went downstairs to my neighbor and asked if she minded if I put a bird feeder up in front of her windows (I was right above her). I told her "it's to attract the cardinals". She said "Oh! The red bird???" So impactful.
20 years later, I'm still feeding my birds. We have a Cardinal couple that appears to have one female offspring. Dad usually feeds her and she's pretty spunky. She's constantly singing the "chip" noise, so loud I can hear it when I'm away and I'm on the phone with my husband while he's home. My love for birds have grown, and I have other "favorite" species, but the Northern Cardinal will always have a special place in my heart.
I have loved cardinals since I was a child in illinois. Happiest memory - a male cardinal singing his heart out in the middle of a winter blizzard - he was in the plum tree in our back yard. I was 10 years old and have never forgotten those precious moments I stood in the heavy blowing snow and watched him sing - I thought he was singing to me! Adorable!
What a darling ❤️ Isn't it interesting how we hold on to some memories well into our adulthood? I love that!
@@LesleytheBirdNerd I love their beautiful red feathers 🥰
The papa cardinal is always last to leave. I go to bring in feeders at night and sure enough I hear him in the pine he’s like wait coming for last dibs. My favorite is when he lets the bluejays know who is king of the feeders, never get tired of watching them running the bigger blue jay off.
Sending love and light Bird Whisperer…🥰
You are always so gentle and kind. Thank you for the sweet vibes, same to you 🥰
This morning - May 30th - two cardinals - male and female - hopped across my patio on their way to who knows where? My cat, which is not allowed out, watched in wonder as they stopped for a minute to tease her. Somehow they seemed to know that she could not get at them. They are beautiful.
The Northern Cardinal is definitely my favorite. They stay in the cold north even during the winter.
I love their song “pretty boy, pretty boy.”
We have had the same two for the past few years and they have brought a number of offspring into the neighborhood ! They hang at the feeders and get an occasional peanut as well ! Blessed to have them 🙏
Aww Bill that is so heartwarming. How wonderful to get to see the whole family like that. Very blessed indeed 🥰
The male of my first cardinal pair was a wee feathery fireball. One night, I saw him hammering away at a peanut like his life depended on it. This went on for a good twenty minutes. When he flew off, I went out to see what he’d been at- the shell was left in splinters!
I grew up with cardinals in Southwestern Ontario decades ago. I love them and miss them. I sing to my backyard birds on the west coast now using the cardinal's song.
When you think about it, nature is wonderous with all the different animals. birds and marine life on our planet.
Cardinals are our state bird in West Virginia…we see lots of them at our feeders! They are beautiful!❤️
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@@LesleytheBirdNerd here where I love there knowed as team cardinal ☝️
I'm so happy that there are two pairs of Cardinals that have a nest nearby so I hear them singing everyday! Finches, Robins and Chickadees are also hanging out frequently!
What a blessing 🥰
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Sometimes I have to realize how lucky I am to get these birds in my backyard. Sincere thank YOU for this channel and helping me identify these different birds by their songs. Cheers!
I could listen to Cardinals all day. We don't have them in California, so I have to go back to the Midwest to hear them. They're lovely.
I love Cardinals they wake me up every morning with those cheery chirps!
Hi. The Cardinal is my FAVORITE Bird! Very PRETTY! We have a bamboo tree in our backyard and there's been nest in it. I love birds period. To hear them sing makes my heart and soul HAPPY! I live in Florida.
One of the things I love about Cardinals is that when I put peanuts out for the Jays and red bellied woodpeckers, they show up as well and take a peanut too. ☺️
Me 2.They do luv peanuts but not there fav., but on some days they do wear out the peanuts.Guess they like a little variety.
The last several days we have watched a female take nesting material under a bough of a spruce tree. It is interesting to watch her gather the various materials, hop onto the bough, take a quick look for predators, then disappear under the bough. A minute or so later, she emerges and repeats the process.
Our feeders are only a short distance from this spruce. Over the winter, multiple cardinals visited. Now that breeding season is here, the male drives off any other cardinal that isn't his mate.
Finally, one of our females this winter had gold tones in her feathers. Both my wife and I were mesmerized by this beauty.
They are so beautiful. I get to see them every year when they come by to eat. By far one if my absolute favorite birds. I’m always in awe when I get to see them all beautiful and bright.
My niece's, who's 4 though it was when she was 3, first bird she was able to identify by site and call were crows and then cardinals. Technically it was vultures but she would often mix crows and vultures together when seeing them so it was when she could match the call to the bird (crows) that I realized she was actually identifying crows for what they are and not what she thought they were. She's becoming quite the proficient naturalist.
To be fair, a crow is as big to a toddler as a vulture is to an adult.
That is wonderful. 🥰
BEAUTIFUL CARDINALS THEY ARE LOVE AND BEAUTY 🐦🔥🐦🔥🐦🔥🐦🔥🐦🔥♥️♥️♥️
My spirit bird.
I love cardinals. I sit in my backyard and absorb precious vitamin D and watch the birds and sip on black coffee ( my morning routine ) thanks Leslie 🌷💕💕
That is a beautiful way to start your day, love it! 🐦❤️
See you tomorrow. ❤️
I love this. Cardinals are wonderful little creatures.
I love getting to see the cardinals everyday. There is a male and one eager female who, when they spot me, will fly to a higher nearby tree branch and call to me. I usually reward them with a thrown peanut half. They are very sweet and skittish birds.
In the winter here Last season I saw as many as 14 cardinals come by at once to my feeder. It was really surprising and beautiful to see ☺️💖
I love our cardinal pair. When the share food is the best. The male is so striking in the snow or green lush yard. They really sing loud also, seeming to show off their lung capacity. :)
I always look forward to seeing all the cardinals perched on branches around the bird feeder after a winter snow. What a beautiful picture.
We are blessed to have these precious birds here in N. Missouri! Thank you for this video!
Our pleasure!
I've been able to pish cardinals without much effort. One day, while painting my shed, I ended up bringing the same male three separate times! He kept changing his song, and I didn't know it was him until after I'd mimicked it and he showed up again!
They are incredible birds! Grew up in the east, now live out west. Miss them much.
I feed my cardinals with cracked corn and grain oats. They love them! As an appreciation they sing just to say thank you. ❤
My favorite wild bird. One day I took a picture of a male cardinal and a young bunny looking at each other. It was so cute and to get a picture is a bonus.
i used to hesitate calling them my favorite bird because they’re so “common” in my area. but i think that’s what makes them great - on any given day you can look up and see one of these beauties, and they always put a smile on my face. both their vibrancy and their sweet calls always cheer me up instantly, they are so precious.
i had a mated pair with an adorable fledgling at my feeder last year, and i think they’re back again! hoping to see them raise another little one or two this summer. :)
I love their laser beam sounds in the spring☺️ such beautiful birds
Blue Jay's and humming birds are my tops and all the birds of pray
I loooove watching them when it snows. So pretty
Thank you everyone who helped Lesley get this to us.
Lesley it was so amazing!
I believe that they are spirit birds. They are so pretty and they stand out in the fall sunlight.
I have a "pet" cardinal at my house. He will wait for me on my porch when I get home from work for his sunflower seed dinner. He chirps fast if I don't move fast enough. He will also call for his missus when he's finished. Thank you, Lesley!
Kingfisher and mocking bird's are cool bird's
They truly are, totally agree :)
Yes! I love them. They stole my heart when I had a couple that came through the day and always in the evening. I called them my evening couple. He would feed her and I've kept my seed & clean water out ever since!
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I had cardinals in my yard in the DC area. Now I live in Northern California, and I haven't seen a cardinal in the 53 years I've lived here. I miss their colorful displays and happy songs.
I have a pair that lives here, they amaze me everyday...such a joy
Great video, thanks Lesley! Cardinals are my favorite 😊🥰🥰 I love the male cardinals dance at 4:45
I love that courtship dance, too. 😊 I hope to get to see it in person one day, as well as hear the “took” call when they’re courtship feeding. 🤞🥰
@@BirdsandGhibliFan oh I bet you will! Actually it was that sound that made me look outside the time I saw the male cardinal in my backyard doing that wing dance with the female 😄, now you know what sound to listen for, if you ever hear it then start looking around! 🤞
❤ we have some beautiful Cardinals in our backyard. Thrilling to see the couple & even better to hear them. They just make me HAPPY
They are so beautiful in the winter, they pop in the dreary backgroud. It’s amazing how they are able to survive! One of my favorites!
The thing i like most about Cardinals is that they are more cognizant of people than most other birds. I put seeds on the posts of my second story deck and they would bring their newborns with them and feed them there, showing them off to those they trust. If i forgot to put seeds out, they would come to the deck and chirp loudly until i remembered to feed them. They are like dogs, they know who you are and interact with you.
I live in and tend to stay in the desert southwest of the US. Once, many years ago while i was on a road trip with my family, we stopped at a rest stop. While walking around, and stopping to look into the brush, i spotted a beautiful, bright red cardinal just hanging out in a bush. That's the only one i can ever remember seeing in real life.
I have Cardinals in my backyard they are awesome to look at. Cardinals are my wife’s favorite.
Another North Carolinian here! I love seeing the cardinals in my backyard! I've noticed the males like to eat up high, and the females seem to prefer eating on the ground. I haven't really noticed any other interesting behavior though. Of all my backyard birds, they're the most boring behaviorly (at least, whenever I'm observing them 😂). I also can't really tell them apart (there's at least 2 males and a few females). When some molt, I can sort of track who is who for a while (one female cardinal last year had a truly spectacular molt and lost all her head and neck feathers at once - I honestly didn't even recognize it as a cardinal at first 😅). I'm starting to tell the Blue Jays apart, and even the tufted titmice (one of whom has a feather sticking out funny so I can always tell him from the others!) and chickadees have distinct personalities. Sadly, I had to stop feeding the cardinals sunflower seeds now that it's summer because we've got black bears. 😒 At least there's plenty of bugs and berries out now!
Lesley you have such a beautiful way of speaking.
I love cardinals so much! I always get excited when i hear their “peep”! I found it EXTREMELY interesting that the males feed other babies. I’m assuming this is an accident! I know their hormones really take over - i see them acting much more intense snd aggressive in spring.
They are always the last ones at the feeders - right before the sun goes down. They are beautiful ❤️🖤
And the first 2 arrive along with the juncos
I love looking out the window on a winter day and seeing Cardinals. So beautiful.
It was great to hear that song again...its been a few yrs due to moving farther north. While the males steal the attention in my book the healthy female with the sun shining on her on a snowy back drop just pops. Some of those females just show fantastic colors.
The most beautiful birds and my personal favorite. Always love seeing a cardinal pair flying about.
After many years working out side in N.h. and Maine, I'm convinced that the spiritual nature of these cardinal s,showing up at times in your life when a love loss has happened to you. Also a feeling that comes over you is a language of it's own ❤ Thankyou. CHOCTAW NATIVE ❤
Cardinals were the birds that got my family and me interested in birding and bird feeding. These birds are amazing and always a joy to watch.
Thanks Lesley! I LOVE CARDINALS! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Martin's are awesome little birds also
Thanks Lesley! The Cardinals are one of my favorite birds. I grew up in NY on the south shore of Lake Ontario where they were very common. I was surprised & happy to see they flourish in Texas too. They are common visitors to my bird feeders and bird baths.
The cutest thing about a Northern Cardinal is they always look like they just woke up from a nap. ❤
I love our cardinals. We've got a pair that visits our feeder every day and it's always so cute watching the male follow his lady everywhere
I saw 4 males in the same bush yesterday I was taught as s child to see one is good luck and allows you to make a wish so 4 wishes 😊 that's a once in a lifetime
Good all around advice: "Never be complacent."
Thank you for helping me get started with birding. I've managed to tame 5 mockingbirds, the greatest animal in the world, and have even taught them basic commands.
They brighten my day every morning here in NC. We have at least 3 couples that are regulars. Some times we see lots more.
Here in the desert we call pyrrhuloxias 'desert cardinals.' In my part of the desert, there are more northerns than desert cardinals, which I find interesting.
As I’m watching this the cardinals are singing outside my window....lol...it’s like Dolby sound😝
So gorgeous.
I have always loved the way cardinals act as a well drilled pair. If you see one, there's another nearby. They are rarely right next to each other but they are always keeping track of each other and engaging with the environment as a unit, dividing up tasks.
The Northern Cardinal is the mascot for my college, Ball State University! The northern cardinal is a fierce bird during breeding season, especially when they're around bird feeders, and are adorable to watch.
I love 🌹the red cardinal birds we have🌹 so many in our backyard I can🌺 sit all day and just watch them ❤️
A couple of neighborhood kids and I were admiring a wood nymph butterfly a while back, kids took a pic and left, then a cardinal swooped in and ate it! Fancy breakfast,Mr.Cardinal.🦋
I moved from the desert Southwest, to Oklahoma 8 years ago, and Cardinals are my favorite part.
We get a lot of them in fall and winter. They look so beautiful, and stand out against a snowy background.
what i remember most about Cardinals from my childhood. They seem so present in the moment. alert, intelligent, analytical. almost felt like we should talk to them. lol. i was little.
I've observed that Cardinals also use tink calls as roosting calls. Every evening I hear them making those tinks as if to say "I'm home!"
I live in Missouri. In early Spring I put out some corn, bread, peanuts, and dry cat food for the crows. When I was done I called out to the crows with a "Caw, caw, caw." Well, in an oak tree just over me, a male cardinal let me know loudly that my cawing to the crows was the worst crow accent he'd ever heard! He was really quite firm on the subject! But he did like that I put down food. In the next couple days I noticed I had a bonded couple of cardinals sharing the crow feeds. They are now a regular couple in the yard. No more complaints about my crow calls!
Cardinals like to eat early in the day or later in the day when there aren't many other birds in the area. They also love shelled peanuts.
I had a cardinal flying right over me and hovering, flying from tree to tree around me (in a circle almost), for about 20 mins this morning. I caught a video of him staring me down and examining me before flying closer…it’s the closest one has ever come to me, and I had my dog with me! It was absolutely incredible ❤️❤️❤️
The sweet song of the cardinal bird is one I grew up hearing as a child in St. Louis. I recently moved back to STL after decades in Los Angeles where there are many nice birds, but no cardinals, of course. How funny that upon returning to my childhood city, that SONG, a soundtrack to youth, long forgotten, was immediately remembered , and brought some bit of nostalgia with it. I will absolutely be watching and providing seed for the local cardinals I have noticed hopping in my Missouri backyard.❤
Interestingly while watching this video, i heard my resident Cardinals singing outside.
I feel so lucky because I have these shrubs in my backyard where this family of Cardinals have built their next for the season. I wake up most mornings to their beautiful song and I love seeing them at my feeder. They’re always one of the first ones to visit my feeders at dawn and the last ones to at dusk. They’re such beautiful birds and definitely one of my favorite!
Here in middle Tennesse we have many pairs at our 3 feeders and we currently have a pair nesting in a viburnum along our busy patio!! (3 small Russell Terriers + humans 😀)
We love them ❤
That is so darn sweet about a pair nesting so close to your patio. They really are such darling birds. Make no wonder so many people hold them dear to their hearts. ❤️
@Lesleythebirdnerd thank you for the great work you do to promote great information about our feathered friends ❣️
@@LesleytheBirdNerd there so cute together 🥰
They are always in my backyard
I saw one today in fact. The females are always close by.
This past winter I took many photos of them in the snow.
Such a beautiful contrast of color ❤️
What I like most about cardinals is their songs! That and their cheery colourisation against the snow. I am fortunate to have them in my back yard all year round.
Thank you for your very lovely and informative presentation. I hope that you do get to see a bonded pair in person one day.
From Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Here in Massachusetts cardinals are very common and are thriving out here especially with the average bird feeder having what they want and eat. Bluejays are very popular too loving the peanuts being put out on a daily basis. I see a lot of chickadees, finches, mourning doves, robin's, junco's, titmice, warblers, wrens, woodpeckers and hawks of course around my yard. Sometimes I hear a barred owl at night. I really love that cardinal males are great fathers and mates and I'll mostly see a female cardinal in proximity of a male while they are eating on a bird feeder or chirping in a tree. Although the Bluejays can be annoying at times with their very loud yaps, but I really love this bird as well. Makes me appreciate the finer things in life and stop worrying about the nonsense that inundates our lives on a daily basis ✌🏽❤️
We had a yellow cardinal in my county last year for a few months, and he became quite the celebrity.
Cardinals are quite ubiquitous here in Central Florida so sometimes we can take them for granted. And then you see them against a certain background, or see them exhibiting some cool or funny behavior, and it makes you remember how awesome they are.
Such a magnificent bird and Lesley I absolutely love your channel. Thank you for all of the great work you do, it’s appreciated!❤
I'm from Louisville ky our team mascot is a cardinal bird i see them every day in back of my house and all around the city they are so beautiful ❤️
I just really enjoy the color and unique little traits, such as being the last ones at the feeder in the evening, that they bring to the menagerie of critters at my home😊