The Cardinal
1st Edition
Published on 22. July 2010
126 pages
978-0-292-78613-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this inviting guide, June Osborne and Barbara Garland follow a year in the life of the Northern Cardinal with a fact-filled text and glowing color photographs. They describe how cardinals stake out territory and choose mates, find a nesting site and incubate their eggs, feed the young and prepare them for full-fledged independence. The Cardinal also explores the special relationship that humans have with their favorite redbirds. Osborne traces the symbolic use of cardinals as state birds (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia) and athletic mascots and shows how they appear on everything from postage stamps to Christmas cards, as well as in fine art, literature, and Native American folklore.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
File size
5,42 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-292-78613-4 (9780292786134)
DOI
10.7560/760431
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June Osborne | Barbara Garlans
Cardinal
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01/1995
University of Texas Press
€32.32
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Content
Author's Acknowledgments
Photographer's Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Part 1. Seasons in The Life of the Cardinal
January: Establishing Territory
February and March: Winter Feeding, Range Expansion, and Courtship
April through July: Nesting and Breeding Season
August and September: Molting and Maintaining Feathers
October through December: When Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Part 2. The Cardinal in American Culture
The Cardinal as Icon
The Cardinal at Christmas
Bibliography
Photographer's Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Part 1. Seasons in The Life of the Cardinal
January: Establishing Territory
February and March: Winter Feeding, Range Expansion, and Courtship
April through July: Nesting and Breeding Season
August and September: Molting and Maintaining Feathers
October through December: When Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Part 2. The Cardinal in American Culture
The Cardinal as Icon
The Cardinal at Christmas
Bibliography
