the reddest male cardinal perched upon a bench 3 - cardinalis cardinalis

northern cardinal cardinalis bird genus mid-sized songbird body length distinctive crest head mask face black male gray vibrant red reddish olive color granivorous feeds insects fruit behaves territorially marking territory song courtship seed beak- -beak reddest perched bench rich lively vital avian feather feathers feathery dazzling dashing striking intense brilliant bright strong deep warm full luminous bold