Just before Christmas, two backyard birders in Michigan were in for the ultimate surprise–a yellow Northern Cardinal. Arlene ...

The state bird of North Carolina sticks out amongst the rest. It's beautiful, has positive associations, and stays around all year. Since their creation, state mottos and symbols have helped to ...

Scientists learned that missing one of the two enzymes causes this mutation after studying feathers taken from the first yellow northern cardinal documented in the wild. That bird was “collected ...

Since their creation, state mottos and symbols have helped to achieve distinction and uniqueness. North Carolina's state motto is "Esse Quam Videri." It's a Latin phrase that roughly translates ...

Males have vibrant red feathers, which gives the species the ... “I took this picture of a hungry northern cardinal (above) in my backyard. I love this picture because I got to watch him and ...