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Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

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38.7905, -77.2335

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Description:

Females- Brown with bright berry colored under plumage

Males- Bright berry colored plumage and under plumage with light brown discreetly around the beak

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Comments (2)
KatieDebBeasley
Thank you! It's actually not a bird. It's the U.S. Air force symbol. And it's SUPPOSED to tell the wind direction but, no, it doesn't ;)
HemaShah
These are beautiful birds . Lucky you! I like the bird sitting on the arrow in the picture! Is it indicating the directions of the wind?
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PublishedDecember 14, 2011

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