A lone song rings out across the hill as stepped out for a breath of fresh air. I’ve come to call the male Cardnial that frequents my land “the Red King”. Like all male Cardnials he finds the highest perch he can for his song.
If you sit and actively listen to them his gives a short chirp between songs. He’s answering his mate in the lower branches.
Typically, female Cardnials stay in the lower branches.
Male and female Cardnials stay in constant communication. The experts say that they actually develop local dialects.
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Their language is sophisticated enough for the female Cardnial to actually give the instructions about what to bring back to the nest.
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Cardnials mate for life and when the nest is active the female stays with the babies to ward off predators. So ordering takeout kinda makes sense.
The Red King calls a few minutes and sure enough an answer is heard coming from a thicket on the other side of the property and the Red King darts off to his queen. I’m betting that he stopped by the feeder to pick up some thistle seed on his way home. 😉
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It is amazing to hear how the cardinals communicate with each other. Listening is so important for birds and especially us as humans. Thank you for sharing. Have a restful Sunday! Hazel
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Thank you Hazel ❤
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You are welcome, Lloyd! Have a wonderful week.
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I’m from Nicholas co. W V, but for reasons of Grandchildren, I now live in Cincinnati, OH! Your photos and articles are a breath of fresh WV air!
I love a mountain flower.
Yours will be a FB page I peruse daily. Thank you for taking the time and using your talents for all to enjoy!
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Hi Becky, thank you for your kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed them. I always try to give my best and provide nice posts to enjoy. ❤
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Great pics of the cardinals. We have a pair in our yard that have a nest but I don’t know if the eggs have hatched yet. Our wrens just fledge. 3 out of 4 eggs. Quite awesome!
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Thank you ❤
I have been playing a few calls over some external speakers and that seems to make them come in a little. But I'm certain that I could get a little closer with the aid of a hunting blind. Right now I'm just standing in the open.
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If you can get some live meal worms and put them in a feeder every evening, you can get closer. We get ours at Wild Bird Unlimited and we have to keep them in the fridge. We put some out every evening for the wrens and cardinals. They love them and we get great photos.
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Always learning from reading your blog Lloyd, thank you! Such a striking image with the red cardinal against the background of the blue sky 🙂
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Thank you very much Frances ❤ it makes my day to have them around.
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