C ARDINALS ~ Most beloved of all US Birds
A SCARLET plumage just like a Priest\'s Biretta
R ESIDENT in Canada ~ Mexico and Eastern USA
D ELIGHTFUL to see in any Season ~ especially Winter
I KNOW each US State has a State Bird ~ and
N ORTH CAROLINA and six other States ~ Illinois ~ Indiana
A ND Kentucky ~ Ohio ~ Virginia and West Virginia ~ All
L OVE the Northern Cardinal as their State Bird !
B IRDS are territorial and Cardinals produce about ten
E GGS ~ each year in three clutches and are well protected !
A LL US STATES it\'s illegal to kill or cage Cardinals ~ $15,000 fine.
U NDERSTANDING BIRDS ~ Very important aspect of Conservation
T HEY are Song Birds with a very distinctive whistle !
Y OUNG BIRDS feed on grain and insects and in Gardens !
Thanks for visiting ~ Comments welcome ~ Cardinal Love BRIAN ~ XOX
This poem is dedicated to CHRISTINA S who loves CARDINALS
and the color RED ! I have sugested she translocates to OHIO !
This POEM is presented as a Free Verse 8 ~ 6 Acrostic Sonnet ~ OK