A Medley of Cardinal Songs

Hi, Mr. Nature here! Let’s wash out that nasty aftertaste of news and politics and enjoy some of the good stuff God has given us.

If your neighborhood’s like mine, with an awful lot of foliage, you’re more likely to hear the birds than see them. And if you’re like me, one cardinal can make you think you’ve got half a dozen different kinds of birds all hiding out in the same tree.

Cardinals sing a lot of different songs, and this video will clue you in to four of them. You’d think it’d be easy to see cardinals, but I think they’re seen only when they want to be seen. You can always hear them, though.

A Hard Day Around the Bird Feeder

Just to enjoy and relax with something that the bad guys haven’t yet managed to corrupt and destroy… Here’s a cardinal trying to enjoy his lunch at a bird feeder; but sparrows keep trying to horn in on it. The cardinal has some patience with them, but they quickly use it up.

No one gets hurt, though.

Cardinals are not uncommon in my neighborhood. I love their glorious redness and their wide repertory of calls and songs. If you hear it and you don’t know what it is, it’s probably a cardinal.