a female cardinal perched on thin branches - cardinalis cardinalis

female cardinal wings looking cardinalis northern bird genus nest building typically takes three nine days build builds cup well-concealed spot dense shrub low tree ground thin twigs bark strips grasses lined plant fibers eggs laid one six following completion white tint green blue brown marked lavender gray blotches thicker larger shell smooth glossy four clutch generally incubates though rarely male incubate periods time incubation staring straight camera perched branches