Cardinals Are Awesome!
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Where Do Cardinals Live?
- In a tree
- Winter climate
- Canada and Mexico
- Texas and Arizona
- United States
- Nova Scotia and Minnesota
- Guatemala
- Brush shrubs and brambles
- Black barry bush
- Evergreen
- Nest, twigs, weeds, leaves, graas and hair
Cardinal at Bird Feeder
What Do Cardinals Eat?
- Bugs
- Seeds
- Fruits and barrys
- Sun flower seeds
- Melon seeds
- Bird feeders
What do Cardinals Look Like?
- Females have a smaller crest then her mate.
- She is not as bright .
- She is the color of cream with trim.
- The male is bright red and they have bigger crest.
- Cardinals are from 7 1/2 to 9 inches long.
What Are Some Special Facts About Cardinals?
- The black trim makes him an easy bird to know.
- Winter feeders helped cardinals increase ther numbers in the northern States and Canada.
- Sun flowerseeds at backyard bird feeders are a wintertime favorite of hungry cardinals.
- Cardinals flufff its feathers to stay warm after an ice storm they can die if they don't.
- A male feeds his babies in there grass nest.
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Why Are They Called Cardinals?
- The latin word for hinge cardo so cardinals took on the meaning fundamental principal of chief importance.
- Romans desrribed as cardinal were the wind from the four compass points and cardinal number.