Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bright red cardinals are commonly part of Christmas cards, holiday decor and the general spirit of wintertime. This bird, called ...

Have you ever seen a cardinal at a time when you most needed comfort? Cardinals have always had a deep spiritual meaning, tracing all the way back to when they were first named. "When European ...

Cardinals are the whole package. They stand out in any landscape (especially in winter), they’re a “Goldilocks” species (not too small to notice, and not too big) and they have a special kind of ...

These crested songbirds add a welcome dash of color to yards throughout much of the United States. Let’s get a little better acquainted with our rosy, non-migratory neighbors. Northern cardinals, like ...

Looking out at her quaint Alabama backyard in late January, Charlie Stephenson noticed something unusual. A strange species of unfamiliar yellow bird was pecking at her hanging birdfeeder. As a ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s official state bird is the northern cardinal, according to IN.gov. The Hoosier State isn’t, however, the only state that claims ownership of the red-feathered bird. Indiana is ...

Pine siskins have come south into the metro area, driven by scarcity of food in their usual northern range. Friends at varying distances east, west and north of us have siskins at their feeders. But ...