Q: I'm enjoying seeing a male and female cardinal at my feeders and sitting in a nearby tree together. Are they a couple? A: Cardinal pairs don't separate after nesting season, as many songbirds do.

A northern cardinal on a post in winter - Ken Winkler/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's something almost magical about seeing cardinals against a ...

The female cardinal does all the nest-building but the male feeds her while she is working. It takes her a little over a week — sometimes less — to build the nest. The cardinal attempting to nest in ...