I Never Knew...

@simone10 (54192)
Louisville, Kentucky
October 27, 2016 6:08am CST
I was outside on my balcony the other day and saw something that caught my attention. In the tree right beside our balcony, I saw something that was bright yellow and black. It was a bird and at first, I thought it might be an Oriole, even though it looked a lot like a cardinal. So, I went inside and googled it and found out that there is such a thing as a yellow cardinal. I had no clue, have never heard of one before. It was really beautiful with it's bright colors, just as bright as the red cardinals. I haven't seen it since that morning even though I look for it every day. At least I had the pleasure of seeing it once. Have you ever seen a yellow cardinal or knew that they existed?
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Oct 16
That was an unexpected pleasure. No, I've never heard of them or seen them.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
Yes, it really was. Like I said, at first I thought it was an Oriole but when I saw the crest on it's head, I thought it looked like a cardinal. I then went and researched online.
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@Happy2BeMe (99426)
• Canada
27 Oct 16
Very cool! No I never knew they existed before. I never seen one but I am sure that it must have been beautiful to see.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
It really was such a pleasure to see and I was so excited as I had never seen a yellow one before.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
27 Oct 16
I've seen yellow birds, but not often, which is sad for me since it's my favorite color.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
22 Nov 16
@simone10 I can't say that I have. I wish that there were more yellow birds though since that is my favorite color.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
22 Nov 16
@simone10 ha ha...I see after I wrote that, that I already left you basically the same comment the first time.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
Have you seen a yellow cardinal before? We don't have any other yellow birds around here...at least none that I have seen except for this yellow cardinal.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Oct 16
I've never seen a yellow cardinal. So lucky of you that you had a glimpse of that colorful creature.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
24 Nov 16
@simone10 Maybe it will come back some other time.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
I just wish that I could have seen more of it. It didn't stay on the branch for very long.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
26 Nov 16
@salonga My brother said there are several in the front part of our apartments. I am hoping to see another one.
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@Juliaacv (48236)
• Canada
27 Oct 16
No, I didn't realize that cardinals were any other colour except for red. The yellow one is so handsome. I find cardinals quite comical to watch, if we leave a car outside, we have a cardinal that will perch himself on the car door so that he can look at himself in the side view mirror. And he's so cute to watch doing that!
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
Awww, I bet that is really cute to watch! I think they are beautiful birds and this one was just gorgeous! My brother said that there are several on our property where our apartment is.
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@Juliaacv (48236)
• Canada
22 Nov 16
@simone10 It was so funny to watch, and that little cardinal would be so serious as he looked at himself in the sideview mirror. And of course that little car was black, and birds have a tendency to make a mess pretty easily.......that part was funny to me too!
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
26 Nov 16
@Juliaacv How long did the bird look at himself before he gave up and flew away?
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@KristenH (33355)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
27 Oct 16
That's a new one to me. No for never seen or never knew they existed. Must be rare.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
I don't know if they are rare or not but my brother said that he has seen several in the front of our apartment.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
26 Nov 16
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@KristenH (33355)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Nov 16
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@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
27 Oct 16
Looks like a ripe mango sans the skin.....
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
Lol...I guess it does look like a mango
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@beenice2 (2967)
• Sackville, New Brunswick
31 Oct 16
Sharon It is nice to make some discovery like that it makes my day .
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
It did make my day. At first I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
1 Nov 16
I haven't seen one either ..
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
It was a sight to see for sure. So bright and beautiful.
@BelleStarr (61050)
• United States
23 Nov 16
I have never seen a yellow one but the red ones come visiting once in a while.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
26 Nov 16
We have quite a few red ones around us along with a lot of bluejays.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
27 Oct 16
The only ones I've heard of are the red ones, but we don't get either colour here.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
22 Nov 16
@simone10 That would be lovely, I wish we had them too.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
I wish you did have cardinals there. I can just imagine them in your gorgeous garden.
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• United States
28 Oct 16
don't reckon i've e'er heard nor seen one - what a treat! i'd be constantly'n the lookout, too, lol. did yer search 'f such a beaut tell ya where they winter 'n where they nest come spring/summer?
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
I have been watching to see if I would see it again but haven't been that lucky. My brother said there are several around our apartments. I didn't read to see where they winter at and where they nest in the spring but I will now.
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@RasmaSandra (72527)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Oct 16
Nope never had the pleasure to meet one. I don't even know if they are in Europe. Today I saw a bunch of small birds with fat bellies and white and black heads hoping in our trees. Now I think all song birds have already flown so I don't know what these birds are and if they are going to stay the winter.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
You are really missing a sight for sure. Cardinal's colors are so bright and vivid.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
27 Oct 16
I've never seen one before, but it sure it beautiful!
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
It really is beautiful isn't it? I wasn't sure if what I saw was real until I researched online.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
27 Oct 16
No, we do not have cardinal birds here, there are other yellow birds.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
That's a shame as they are such beautiful birds. Their colors are so bright.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48855)
• United States
27 Oct 16
I don't recall ever seeing one before.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
They are so beautiful. I think I prefer them to the red ones.
@MALUSE (69428)
• Germany
27 Oct 16
I don't think that there are any in Europe.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Nov 16
I'm sorry to hear that as they are really gorgeous in person. I guess I just assumed that most people have cardinals where they live. I should have known better.