[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.75 in.]

This male Varied Bunting was photographed along the Window Trail in Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1993)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.75 in.]

This female Varied Bunting was photographed at Cave Creek Ranch, Portal, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 24, 2013)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

Often simply called Redbird, the Northern Cardinal is a common visitor to feeders. Although brightly colored, male cardinals can disappear into shrubbery with ease. Their distinctive song, a series of single whistled notes, is heard in the spring. This male was photographed on a cold, but sunny, February day near a backyard feeder. This male was photographed on a cold, but sunny, February day near a backyard feeder in central New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Celestron 750mm f5.6 mirror lens on Ektachrome 400 film. (Date: February 1978)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male was photographed on a cold, but sunny, February day near a feeder in central New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Celestron 750mm f5.6 mirror lens on Ektachrome 400 film. (Date: February 1978)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This female Northern Cardinal was photographed near a feeder in Middletown , New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1994)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This female Northern Cardinal was photographed at Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: January 11, 2005)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This female Northern Cardinal was photographed at Cave Creek Ranch, Portal, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 12, 2007)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Northern Cardinal was photographed at Robert Lee, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 16, 2007)