Bright red cardinals are commonly part of Christmas cards, holiday decor and the general spirit of wintertime. This bird, called the Northern Cardinal, is North Carolina’s state bird (six other ...

Since then, artists have used a vast array of Yuletide drawings, paintings and other images to decorate cards. ... Indeed, the Northern cardinal has come to be called the bird of Christmas.

Photos of A.I.–generated birds like the “Santa cardinal” are all over the internet and social media. By Nicholas Lund. Dec 28, 2023 12:00 PM. Image via Facebook. Copy Link Share Share Comment ...

Mr. Yellow, a cardinal with a rare genetic mutation spotted in central Alabama in 2018 and 2019, sits watch over two baby birds that are possibly his offspring. Jeremy Black Photography ...

In late November 2023, an image went viral on Facebook, allegedly showing a rare, red-and-white cardinal. "Santa Cardinal is Comin’ to Town," one user captioned it: ...

Bird watchers are flocking to a small Alabama city this week to catch a glimpse of a cardinal with a one-in-a-million genetic mutation that causes its bright red feathers to be a striking shade of … ...

The female cardinal’s tune has inspired modern scientists to listen carefully to the vocalizations of other common species around the world. [Related: Bird feeders that will your backyard with song] ...

Hill, 69, who has been watching birds for 48 years, said he'd never seen one comparable with the bilateral gynandromorph northern cardinal. "This has been the most exciting," he said. Contributing ...

Dr. Peer watched the bird over two winters, but it eventually was pushed out of the teacher’s yard by a male cardinal that aggressively defended its territory. The gynandromorph wasn’t seen again.

He’s seen the bird as recently as April 2022. Vreeland shared photographs with Workman and compared the cardinal’s markings with those in her photos and videos.

Auburn University researchers say this cardinal is yellow due to a rare genetic mutation. It's been photographed around Alabaster, Alabama in February 2018.