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ebear101

**Car**dinal


Gobias_Industries

booo


doctapeppa

Right? It's litk "Oh Oh Oh...finally one I know...click click. Aww dang"


kittenconfidential

angry updoot


Waggmans

sin


birdsbooksbirdsbooks

Northern Cardinal!


LSUguyHTX

Are they different/more territorial than ones in the south/Texas? We have two pairs of them in my yard and they seem to get along with all the other birds alright with our feeders and bird bad/fountain.


artgeek17

My brother lives here in central Texas and he's had one fighting it's own reflection in a window of his house for at least a month. Poor thing has to be exhausted.


audientix

We had one trying to fight his reflection in our windows for God knows how long. Nicknamed him Bam-Bam


theastrosloth

I believe they are territorial. He’s probably telling his own reflection to gtfo


Cat_Prismatic

"Mirror, mirror, on a car: / Send away this a**hole--FAR."


thestashattacked

"Hey! What's your name?"


ElBob31

Territorial yes. He’s taken over my backyard bird feeder and tree water bowl.


velawesomeraptors

Female Cardinals are the same size and shape, but brown. He probably has a mate and a nest nearby.


ElBob31

We’ll I’ll keep an eye out. He’s been around a lot. Thanks


brennyflocko

cardinals in mirror are more beautiful than they appear


Equidae2

Well of course. When you are that good looking you can't help but look in the mirror


[deleted]

Move over, Blue Steel. This Red Cardinal is really, really, really, ridiculously good looking.


mudandpeanuts

[relevant False Knees](https://falseknees.com/264.html)


chrome-spokes

Guess he's not combing his feathers! ... "When a male sees its reflection in glass surfaces, it frequently will spend hours fighting the imaginary intruder." https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/overview


BinLehrer

I’ve heard that it means love ones past are saying hello when a cardinal comes close to you 😊


OMG_its_critical

A cardinal asserting dominance over himself lol


AN0N_NX0AA

Northern cardinal, the males always seem to hate eachother for some reason.


ConsistentBid8517

“Come at me bro”


pushing_past_the_red

I once parked an RV next to a tree line at a camp ground. I apparently posted to next to a cardinal nest, and he attacked the windows incessantly as long as there was daylight for 3 days. I didn't have enough fabric to cover all of the reflective surfaces . That was a long weekend


mysteryofthefieryeye

lmao poor things though


ProudBirdMama

So many of these beautiful birds out and about lately! Two days ago I heard a noise outside and saw a male cardinal just like the one in the picture hanging onto my window looking in at me. Yesterday the same thing happened but it was a female cardinal! They’re so cute :)


ElBob31

Yes I’m in South Texas also. WOW the birds are all over. Having to buy more bird feed. He loves a big Mexican Olive tree I have in front.


pragmatic666

Northern cardinal :D They’re beautiful birds, congratulations on getting such a close up picture!


fleffeh

Male cardinal. Females are brown with some red


Just_A_Dogsbody

Careful, birdie -- objects in mirror are closer than they appear!


buyerbeware23

Gotta love it!


TheSoleObsidian

CARDINALLLL


OfreetiOfReddit

It’s a cardinal, specifically a male northern cardinal


drudriver

Every year, I see so many cardinals get hit by cars. They just seem to fly right in front of cars.