As is typical with birds, the male's feathers are brighter and more flashy than the female's, which are often a muted brown or tan-looking color. The males don't get bold red feathers immediately.

Shown here: a male cardinal. ... Fr. Kirby again pointed to the religious significance of the cardinal, or birds in general, by looking at Matthew 10:29-31. COINS LEFT ON GRAVESTONES: ...

For the cardinal, the bright red side and the head is male, and the brown side is female. “What’s going on is that the bird has both male and female gonads, and they are both actively ...

From hummingbirds to cardinals, bird feeders to bird flu — here are more stories about the winged creatures we love to see in our backyards (and beyond). The male Northern Cardinal is hard to ...