Valentines Cardinal

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Published 2014-02-18

This bird was sitting on our patio and did not fly away as I approached. I thought it was injured or stressed from a possible hawk attack, so I reached down to pick it up. To my surprise, it finger-mounted like a hand-fed pet.
I kept it overnight and released it the following morning, strong and healthy.

All Comments (21)

@birddayparties 28 days ago

He'sa beauty! Thanks for helping him get back on track 👍👍💯💯❤❤
@cardinalredbirdsinging1917 2 years ago

It very nice bird
@taiya001 3 years ago

Cardinal - "Stayed at a BnB and this chap treated me well and gave me lots of seeds and my own personal branch."
@chip5256 3 years ago

I found a baby bird in the road hopping up and down in a circle because the asphalt was burning it’s feet. There were no trees, nests or adults so I took him home. He was so young he had no feathers on 40% of his body. Feeding him was a real challenge but I managed to keep him alive. Later I taught him how to find crickets and insects before releasing him. But he kept coming back and so we let him live in our sunroom. He had a huge cage but the doors were kept open so he could fly all around the room. He actually housebroke himself as he would fly into the cage to relieve himself. Very intelligent he could solve puzzles. Loved company and flew to anybody coming to visit him. He grew into a beautiful red male. Unfortunately somebody reported me and he was confiscated and released again in the middle of winter. Hours later the head of the State Wildlife Commission called me to apologize. He was wonderful.
@adenlarios 4 years ago

Birds are so cute
@guineapiglady2841 4 months ago

So cute! And so pretty!
@Yzabeaux1 1 year ago

God BLESS you, Kind Sir, for your kindness towards God's animals. When your time to crossover comes; your reward will be GREAT in Heaven.🙏🏻😁🐦❤️
@TheLadyKatyPerry 9 years ago

What a special moment! Such a handsome Cardinal!
@frankprior9376 1 year ago

You are amazing John Hall!
@10.11.9 1 year ago

God bless you.
@joehall94 9 years ago

His wings were fine. He was born and raised in the wild. When I released him, he finally left the feeder and flew just fine.
@trueappleand92 8 years ago

Cardinals are of the least agressive of birds. Sir, you are one of very few to hold the almighty NORTHERN CARDINAL within petting reach!
@CenturianEagle 7 years ago

So cute! Arghh! Love their little pointy haircuts
@U2_Psalm_40 8 years ago

Oh he's beautiful!
@normajortack8146 2 years ago

Gorgeous, thank you for sharing this beautiful moment 🌹❤️🦋
@samuraicupcake289 3 years ago

2:20 what an amazing call! Kinda sounds like a car alarm haha
@joehall94 9 years ago

This Cardinal was an adult wild bird. I kept him overnight and released him the following day as shown in the video.
@silversilver0 4 months ago

What a beautiful little birdie❤
@Anne-no2xu 1 year ago

Such a kind soul for taking care of this sweet Cardinal! I am sure he appreciated you helping him recuperate before taking flight once more. 💕
@renee8543 11 months ago

I loved that he sang on cue. Lovely video. Glad you got to help him replenish himself. Take care, Joe.