Northern Cardinals both care for their eggs and their young with males responsible for feeding hatchlings. ©Agnieszka Bacal/Shutterstock.com Mating season for Northern Cardinals begins as early as January and ends as late as September. They usually mate for life, although they may have other ma...
Cardinals lay between one and six eggs and will produce one to three broods per season. Both males and females participate in incubation, and the males often bring food. The incubation period averages 11 to 13 days. The young fledge the nest between one and two weeks. Cardinals usually ...
The alligator covers its eggs with a heap of rubbish for warmth and so leaves them; the African crocodile, on the contrary, buries them in the sand and then sits over them. The cardinal bird and the ocellated turkey must not be forgotten. Here may be found the leaf-cutting ants, which...
Whitefliesare small, winged insects that look like tiny moths, which attack many types of plants. The flying adult stage prefers the underside of leaves to feed and breed. Whiteflies can multiply quickly as a female can lay up to 500 eggs in a life span of 2 months. If a plant is infe...
For each pair, we estimated overall breeding success throughout the breeding season as the proportion of nests that produced at least one fledgling. Reproductive success was also estimated using two standardized parameters: (1) egg survival, calculated as the proportion of eggs that survived until ...
Today, the Northern cardinal has been named official state bird of seven U.S. states. Sports teams and schools embrace the cardinal mascot. Captivating cardinals maintain enduring appeal through history, folklore and art. Cardinal Clipart Clipart refers to ready-made downloadable images useful for...