Northern Cardinals are a symbol of hope and new beginnings, a beam of light in our complex world.
This vibrant, bright red male is set against a vibrant turquoise, green, yellow and brown backdrop and decorated with gold leaf studs. The pigments are complementary to the bird’s colouring.
Male Northern Cardinals have brilliant red feathers, a black face mask, spiked red crest and bill and a fairly large, long-tailed songbirds. The female is a reddish-olive, pale-brown overall, with warm reddish tinges in the wings, tail, and crest.