A male Northern Cardinal, the mate of The Queen, grabs a peanut and is followed by The Queen herself who dines in for a bit. | Jocelyn Anderson Photography

The mate of the Queen, a Northern Cardinal, hops on over for a peanut. After he departs, the Queen arrives and goes with her favorite combo, a peanut and a suet nugget. | Jocelyn Anderson Photography

In our Video of the Week, sound recordist Greg Budney talks about the brilliant song of the Northern Cardinal. Both male and female cardinals sing, and they are some of the first birds to start singing in the year, bringing a blaze of color and sound to the gray days of late winter and early spring. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology

A beautiful male Northern Cardinal singing his heart out and I try not to miss a chance to capture them singing. . #birding #springwildlife #northerncardinal #cardinal #birds #bird #songbirds #naturelovers #birdsoffb #wildlifevideos #naturevideos #wildlife #birdlife #birdwatching #wildlifephotography #naturephotography | thewildlifecompanion

Northern cardinal singing (Cardinalis cardinalis) Maine, Minnesota, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala. | BIRDS & Nature