Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
A familiar bird in the eastern US, the Northern Cardinal is also found in southern Arizona. I thought Arizona was rich with Cardinals, but when I visited Texas I realised this was a place of Cardinal riches. This bird is so beloved that seven states have adopted it as their state bird.
These North American natives are non-migratory and may be found nearly everywhere in the eastern USA between the Atlantic coast and the plains east of the Rocky Mountains and south into Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. The deserts of the American Southwest and Northwestern Mexico also host these brilliant red birds. At Laguna Atascosa NWR I was entertained by a feisty male that could not stop himself from jousting at any reflection of himself he found. Rear-view mirrors and shiny truck bumpers were all fair game.
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Tubac Arizona, near the Tubac Bridge over the Santa Cruz River. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:26 14:59 |
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Location:
Tubac |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D722138-NorthernCardinal |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Tubac Arizona, near the Tubac Bridge over the Santa Cruz River. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:26 15:02 |
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Location:
Tubac |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D722149-NorthernCardinal |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Tubac Arizona, near the Tubac Bridge over the Santa Cruz River. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:26 15:02 |
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Location:
Tubac |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 380 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D722153-NorthernCardinal |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Tubac Arizona, near the Tubac Bridge over the Santa Cruz River. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:26 15:03 |
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Location:
Tubac |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 380 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D722157-NorthernCardinal |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Tubac Arizona, near the Tubac Bridge over the Santa Cruz River. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:26 15:52 |
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Location:
Tubac |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722235-NorthernCardinal |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Tubac Arizona, near the Tubac Bridge over the Santa Cruz River. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:26 15:52 |
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Location:
Tubac |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722241-NorthernCardinal |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Tubac Arizona, near the Tubac Bridge over the Santa Cruz River. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:26 15:52 |
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Location:
Tubac |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722243-NorthernCardinal |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Male at Aqua Caliente Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:28 11:52 |
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Location:
Agua Caliente Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD2853NorthernCardinal |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Tucson, Arizona. Near the Catalina Highway. |
Date Taken: 2000:11:24 7:54 |
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Location:
Tanque Verde |
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Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, 0 mm, |
File Name: A0k24b36-NorthernCardinal |
| © 2000 Jack Daynes |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Female bird at the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior Arizona is a well known desert oasis and a great place to meet birds. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:23 15:46 |
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Location:
Boyce-Thompson Arboretum |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X4180-Boyce-Thompson-Arboretum |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: This female suburban bird paid the yard a visit while I was in Thatcher Arizona, in the Gila River Valley. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:21 10:25 |
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Location:
West 1st Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X2396-Thatcher-Arizona |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: This female suburban bird paid the yard a visit while I was in Thatcher Arizona, in the Gila River Valley. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:21 10:24 |
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Location:
West 1st Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X2363-Thatcher-Arizona |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: This female suburban bird paid the yard a visit while I was in Thatcher Arizona, in the Gila River Valley. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:21 10:24 |
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Location:
West 1st Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X2359-Thatcher-Arizona |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: This female suburban bird paid the yard a visit while I was in Thatcher Arizona, in the Gila River Valley. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:21 10:24 |
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Location:
West 1st Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X2348-Thatcher-Arizona |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: This female suburban bird paid the yard a visit while I was in Thatcher Arizona, in the Gila River Valley. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:21 10:24 |
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Location:
West 1st Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X2343-Thatcher-Arizona |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: The Cienega at Arivaca. Part of the Buenos Aires NWR in rural Arizona. Southeast of Tucson. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:04 6:54 |
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Location:
Arivaca Cienega |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal-Male_D5X0458 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Because of the working well and wind pump at the site of the old Sam Nail Ranch homestead in Big Bend, it is a great place to meet a variety of birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 10:31 |
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Location:
Sam Nail Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X3416-SamNailRanch |
| (C)2019 Jack Daynes |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: On my first full day in camp I split my time between chores and chasing birds here at the Triple R RV Resort on the Nueces River near Crystal City Texas. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:11 16:46 |
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Location:
Nueces River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/640 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D509187-NuecesRiver |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Cardinals here at the Triple R RV Resort on the Nueces River near Crystal City Texas, were the most common species I found. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:12 17:29 |
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Location:
Nueces River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/640 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D509692-NuecesRiver |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: This young lady had lots of friends sharing a drink at the site of the old Sam Nail Ranch homestead in Big Bend. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 10:24 |
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Location:
Sam Nail Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X3314-SamNailRanch |
| (C)2019 Jack Daynes |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: This young lady had lots of friends sharing a drink at the site of the old Sam Nail Ranch homestead in Big Bend. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 10:24 |
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Location:
Sam Nail Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X3317-SamNailRanch |
| (C)2019 Jack Daynes |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Because of the working well and wind pump at the site of the old Sam Nail Ranch homestead in Big Bend, it is a great place to meet a variety of birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 9:37 |
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Location:
Sam Nail Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X3159-SamNailRanch |
| (C)2019 Jack Daynes |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: I spent the day meeting birds at the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2020:02:24 11:28 |
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Location:
Boyce-Thompson Arboretum |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X1423-Boyce-Thompson |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: I rode my bike in town along the San Felipe Creek to find these birds. My day in Del Rio was spent chasing birds at four different locations around Del Rio Texas. |
Date Taken: 2020:11:22 7:19 |
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Camera Information: |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D508331-DelRioTexas-scaled |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: On my first full day in camp I split my time between chores and chasing birds here at the Triple R RV Resort on the Nueces River near Crystal City Texas. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:11 16:46 |
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Location:
Nueces River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D509149-NuecesRiver |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: On my first full day in camp I split my time between chores and chasing birds here at the Triple R RV Resort on the Nueces River near Crystal City Texas. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:11 16:46 |
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Location:
Nueces River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/640 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D509182-NuecesRiver |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: During my visit to the reserve, cardinals were noticably engaged in breeding behaviours. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 10:12 |
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Location:
Atascosa NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D504331-Atascosa-NWR |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: During my visit to the reserve, cardinals were noticably engaged in breeding behaviours. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 10:16 |
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Location:
Atascosa NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D504348-Atascosa-NWR |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: During my visit to the reserve, cardinals were noticably engaged in breeding behaviours. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 8:11 |
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Location:
Atascosa NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D503841-Atascosa-NWR |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Northern Cardinals are everpresent in much of the Arizona desert. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:26 9:15 |
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Location:
Boyce-Thompson Arboretum |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X5302-Boyce-Thompson |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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Description: Northern Cardinals are everpresent in much of the Arizona desert. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:26 9:14 |
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Location:
Boyce-Thompson Arboretum |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: NorthernCardinal_D5X5263-Boyce-Thompson |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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