Northern Cardinal

  ********* Northern Cardinal*********The Cardinal is the state bird of at least 7 states.   They are common in the east and desert southwest.  They like woodland edges, thickets, gardens, towns and desert washes.  They eat seeds, insects and berries.  They diet mostly on vegetable matter.  The young feed mostly on insects.   The male picks their nesting territory.   Their nest are will hidden in shrubs, vines or low trees.
The females built the nest.  They are made of twigs, weeds, grass, bark strips and leaves.  They do line them with grass or hair.  The lay 2 to 5 eggs.  The young leave their nest any where from 9 to 11 after hatching.

DesertDale took these photos in Falcon State Park in Texas.

 Enjoy .  Kitfoxgal