“When cardinals appear, angels are near.”
That's an old saying all over America. A lot of folks believe a red cardinal at the window is a little visit from someone they love and miss. Dorothy likes that idea very much.
Five things about cardinals
We don't fly south
Cardinals stay all winter long. That's why we look so bright red against the snow.
Only the boys are this red
Lady cardinals are a soft brown with touches of red. Just as pretty, if you ask me.
Seven states picked us
The cardinal is the state bird of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Ohio is Dorothy's home state.
Gentlemen to the core
In spring, a male cardinal brings seeds to his sweetheart and feeds her, beak to beak.
We sing, both of us
Males and females both sing, and they sometimes answer each other's songs.
Sunflower seeds
Black sunflower seeds, please. And a crumb of Dorothy's cornbread when she isn't looking.
Like Dorothy, Elvis is a digital character.