In our Video of the Week, sound recordist Greg Budney talks about the brilliant song of the Northern Cardinal. Both male and female cardinals sing, and they are some of the first birds to start singing in the year, bringing a blaze of color and sound to the gray days of late winter and early spring. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology

How do Northern Cardinals get their vibrant color? Their diet of berries gives them their distinct red hue! This Northern Cardinal (23-3894) was transported to our hospital by Hollywood residents when they discovered the bird was unable to fly. An intake exam revealed the adult was thin and had minimal use of the left foot with a possible fracture in the left femur. Once the bird is stable, radiographs will be taken to further analyze the cardinal’s injuries and progress with a more specialized

Why exactly is a red cardinal feeding a goldfish? | National Geographic