Keywords: Northern Cardinal Pair-27527.jpg A male Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis offering food to a female This ritual is a common part of the Cardinal's mating behavior and presumably allows the male to demonstrate his ability to provide food for their young <br>Photo taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 in Johnston County North Carolina USA http //www kenthomas us KenThomas us<br> personal website of photographer 2007-03-30 16 24-05 <sup>ISO 8601</sup> Ken Thomas This image is released to the public domain and therefore no permission or credit is required <br>Comments and/or feedback however are always welcome See my user page for contact info Cardinalis cardinalis mixed pairs Taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 |