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An Audubon-style fine-art print of a Northern Cardinal pair at the tender moment of courtship feeding. Archival, on Hahnemuhle cotton rag.
Each print is made to order. You can cancel within 12 hours of ordering, after which it goes into production and cannot be cancelled. Secure checkout via Stripe.
Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm.
He leans forward. She waits, beak parted. He passes her a seed.
This is the moment the plate captures: a male Cardinalis cardinalis in full scarlet delivering food to the female on a bare winter branch. Courtship feeding in cardinals is a real behaviour that strengthens the pair bond in the weeks before nesting begins. The male feeds the female while she incubates the eggs, then again as she starts the next nest. The gesture here is not symbolic. It is the beginning of a cycle that can produce two to four broods in a single season.
The plate is built around the contrast the Audubon tradition handles best. That vivid cardinal red against the warm brown of the branch and the cream of the paper. The black mask sharply defined at the bill. The female’s warm fawn-buff answering the male’s scarlet at the edges of the frame. The seed at the centre.
Cardinalis cardinalis is a year-round resident across the eastern and central United States and does not migrate. The same pair that visits your January feeder is the pair that bred in your hedgerow in April. Cardinals can live up to 15 years, according to the banding record, and many pairs stay together across multiple seasons.
Population: estimated at 130 million and increasing.
Drawn in the tradition of Audubon, where a seed passed between two birds earns a full plate.
Each print is made to order through our global print partner and shipped from the production lab nearest you - allow a few days for printing plus local tracked delivery.
Each print is made to order. You can change or cancel it within 12 hours of ordering. After that it goes into production and can no longer be cancelled, though we will always put right anything that arrives damaged.
The available sizes (up to 24x30 inches) and any framed finishes are shown above. Choose yours before checkout.
Yes - each print is sized to fit standard frames. Framed finishes are offered on many prints.
Because each print is made to order, contact us within 14 days of delivery and we will put it right.
