The longer winter goes on, with its monochrome palette, leafless branches and profound silence, the more we appreciate the brilliantly red Northern cardinal. Cardinals visit our backyards and feeders ...

From hummingbirds to cardinals, bird feeders to bird flu — here are more stories about the winged creatures we love to see in our backyards (and beyond). The male Northern Cardinal is hard to miss.

Here’s some facts you might not know about Kentucky’s State Bird — the Cardinal. Both the male and female cardinals sing. The songs typically last 2 to 3 seconds and sound like the bird is saying ...