In our Video of the Week, sound recordist Greg Budney talks about the brilliant song of the Northern Cardinal. Both male and female cardinals sing, and they are some of the first birds to start singing in the year, bringing a blaze of color and sound to the gray days of late winter and early spring. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology

2.5K views · 160 reactions | There are tons of cardinal feathers in our Theme Gardens, but don't worry — no birds were harmed. Watch this video to get the scoop from Senior Horticulturist Julie Marcus. See transcript in comments. PHOTO: Cardinal feather (Acalypha radians) #StayWild #LadyBirdWildflowers | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | Facebook