Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cardinal rests on a snowy tree branch. - Umar Khan 22/Shutterstock Hoping to see flashes of red feathers in your backyard?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cardinals are a favorite bird of many, even if you don't root for the professional baseball team that shares their name. The ...

A northern cardinal on a post in winter - Ken Winkler/Shutterstock There's something almost magical about seeing cardinals against a snow-filled backdrop: It's like they're nature's colorful symbols ...

One common backyard bird that may be taken for granted also has romantic attributes worthy of Valentine’s Day. In the brown bleakness of mid-winter, the male Northern cardinal brings a flash of bright ...

It’s hard to resist a northern cardinal bird. They’re lively, bright and amazing songsters. Amid the browns, blues and greens of the natural world, northern cardinals are showstoppers. And in winter’s ...

Some people don’t even know its name, calling it simply a “redbird,” though there are other birds with red feathers. I suppose that most do call it a “cardinal” - a word that, appropriately, derives ...