Cardinal feeding baby birds - Awesome!

Awesome close-up footage of a brilliant red cardinal feeding a fat catapillar to two baby cardinals who fell out of the nest.

[@karenplath_]

I have a little family of cardinals right outside my window. The little baby makes cricket noises when she is hungry and it's usually her dad feeding her. They are so unbelievably precious. A world without birds is a godforsaken place.

[@6400az]

An excellent example of parents continuing to take care of their young even after they fell from nest. Does'nt always happen but here they are making the effort. The problem is these babbies are too small to clamour up branches, so predators are a big problem for them. By chance , do you know if the female sat over them at night them at night. They do this while still in the nest , interesting to see if they did it on the ground.

[@flychomperfly]

poor babies. you're right! this is highly dangerous for these chicks. in a situation like this, if you can locate the nest, you should pick the babies up and place them back into the nest. i've done it--and the parents immediately went right back to feeding.

[@ClimateSightful]

Beautiful! I can't believe you captured that! I didn't know that the males did (at least some of) the feeding.

[@hurtinkids]

Awesome I study birds specifically smaller ones and cardinals are my favourite

[@donnaparslow1]

Looks like Mom and Dad were both helping out. Beautiful!

[@Nach0Libre1]

Probably the best video i've ever seen in my life.

[@michaeltarewicz6660]

Nice, video! Love, cardinals! There so beautiful!

[@dDo0t]

This is cute! We have baby birds in our tree outside! It's adorable !(:

[@Tsubahi]

Such a caring dad.:)

[@Karmolette12]

I see that bird all the time. It so beautiful!

[@FangnclawXD]

This is a good summer, the Cardinals are back in town, last year I didn't see any. Lots more birds this year. : )

[@ETV101]

my favorite birds are crowz eagles cardinals and orioles and this video is amazing

[@mrAZcardinal]

I LUV CARDINALS! :D

[@nodlon20]

This is so beautiful!! Great capture!

[@nodlon20]

Absolutely beautiful!! Keep them coming! I wish I could send in my nature photos but I still don't understand how to do it!!(Duh) Hopefully someday, I have a ton of them. But thank you so much for sharing them with us. Nature is so beautiful, I wish children could learn to appreciate our natural world more!!!

[@SavageCaliber22]

That is so cool, I wish cardinals lived in the bay area

[@Deepseagirl1995]

jeez, that little one on the right didnt get the bugs AT ALLLLLLLLLLL

[@99hamsterlover]

baby on the right: wait!!!! im still hungry!!!

[@cubanPUNK1]

Awwww!!!! Awesome video!

[@44Twinkles]

She doesn't feed the second one!!! Awwwwh! The pooooor bby

[@KaraokeFan1989]

This is beautiful

[@HappyViet]

Lol! The one on the right was like convulsing. "FEED ME FUCKING WOMAN!"

[@nhiapthao]

well there is going to be some sibling rivalry there.

[@gennkill]

WTF that thing came down like some kind of freaking ninja! 0:07

[@itsmegp46]

I'm curious why the babies aren't in a nest. Perhaps the wind may have blown them out of it. Any passing predator, a cat, maybe, would just gobble them up when mama is out looking for food.

[@darlene2483]

Love this 💖

[@reaper2011thebest]

It's weird on how every species of bird, the male is more colorful than the female.

[@lonaturalvalelapena]

Que Belleza.

[@Brightrose13]

That's some amazing footage, I didn't know the male cardinal feeds the birds too! Not the world's best bird, though.

[@marshmellocandy]

is that in your backyard or something?? how did you get so close without it flying away??

[@elisemiller13]

Yes, lovely, but why were they on the ground in the grass?!

[@EasilyWowed]

The male bird is the one who is busy here. Don't you worry; he and his mate will be here more often than the camera (great idea) can capture.

[@cyclonus11]

@floratink You're only seeing two feeding sessions - they'll go back & forth with feeding. Also, the parent you're seeing in this video is the father (females are mostly grey).

[@KevinLounsberry]

A cardinal made a nest outside a window of my house! I hope to see it feed too

[@guitarawesome97]

awesome!!

[@hylianprincess7]

Did the one on the right survive?

[@TexasHighDef]

Great Job on this!! Thanks!*****Duke

[@KaiserGhidorah88]

Great video! I feel bad for the little guy on the right, he didn't get any 8(.

[@brian2010lal]

lo @0:01 Nice camouflage :)

[@ririhugs]

But that's strange cause cardinals put they nest in a tree, no? These birds are so gaudy! I've seen one near Toronto. Amazing!

[@Dusty2K6]

Is it just me or does the one on the right keep getting the shaft? :P

[@gamewizard7562]

Please read the caption to the video. It says they fell out of the nest.

[@anm94]

are those baby cardinals

[@terra382]

tripppy as hell awesuummeaze

[@stunnaP95]

there are so cute

[@bomberpunk]

i love the cardinals, =D but towards the end the baby on the right is starving! =(

[@floratink]

Why didn't the bird on the right get any food? The left one received more food :s Why would a mother bird do that? Is that normal?

[@ohsnap31]

The one on the right must have been the red-headed step-child.

[@KB_Grimweaver]

The man of the house helps with the kids XD

[@ramsasmr9200]

Why aren’t they in a nest?

[@marysunshine1990]

@ryandasan it's true blue jays are aggressive. Pretty cardinals though.

[@impagain]

awwww >w< D: why did she not feed the other one?

[@nanoguy4098]

These are flegdling birds, they're SUPPOSED to be out of the nest at this stage. They take this time to finish growing and to learn how to fly, which can take as long as a week after leaving the nest. Too many people mistake flegdlings as fallen babies and take them in. It's best to leave them alone in situations like this. Worst case scenario; a hawk or snake gets a well deserved meal.

[@jalenstimes7452]

ADEBISI ADEBISI Calm TF down!!

[@PTAldridge]

They look too young to be fledging

[@nebraskabirdwatching9521]

@@PTAldridgethey are

[@MelanieLouM]

Aww poor little babies...did they survive?? :(

[@caritopastrana]

i found one baby that felt down and is not ready to fly yet :( i'm taking care of it until is ready to go but i feel so bad for the poor baby she or him most miss the parents so bad

[@floppytepe]

ur right! if u see the whole video u see that the first bird got most of the worm guts and second bird only got a tiny amount of worm guts! now im sad.. :*(

[@kendallbob]

AWW

[@Dunksonskeptix]

God is so good.

[@karenpato1]

the nickname of the one on the right should be "7-11" .....because it's mouth never closes.

[@werew110]

i have a nest outside my house and they made it on our gutter and no wind or water or anything gets to it so itll stay forever and the babys r trying to fly right now

[@AlexandraStubbs]

You guys! The red bird is not a female..thats a male cardinal.

[@escapethisall]

shouldve made a shelter for em or something, suck cardinals dislike birdhouses that would have been easier, how long did they last?

[@inforcerer]

OTHER ONE 2 ! god danG!

[@LeopardGeckoTree]

It's an Angry Bird!

[@happyninslave]

@ryandasan Did anyone call the police on the Bluejay family?

[@elouise1079]

@thedude11798 pretty sure they're the same bc the males are much brighter

[@airrick16]

wow i was wondering what they were doing on the ground. good thing no cats were around

[@dgc1347]

@PennyCilllin gosh, we only saw one clip on a few seconds of their life and we are making such heavy statements...i think both babies look healthy, who knows, maybe the day before baby on the left got nothing, we can't say so much from just one little clip, right?

[@bowe247]

I'm sorry but they don't look old enough to be on the ground

[@FreakySalamander]

hope the babybirds didn't get eaten by any type of predators!

[@EasilyWowed]

The cardinal here is a MALE! Just so ya know; Momma cardinal is around too; it's a shared commitment, don't you worry.

[@HaiiAndrea]

why didn't she feed the one on the right?! POOR BABY :(

[@Supersoldierx1]

i saw a cardinal in castle crashers

[@floppytepe]

that cardinal mom is playing favorites :( the first bird got lots of breakfast and the second bird didnt get much. for dinner the first bird got all dinner and second bird got nothing! or maybe the cardinal just ran out of food?

[@karenpato1]

@ohsnap31..... maybe the father cardinal was "annoyed" with that one on the right......with it's mouth constantly open.....now I know how the term "shut up" got invented.

[@jinkerz7]

You should go to work for National Geographic ;)

[@User100606]

@5Nadmor5 They are migratory birds, the Migratory Bird act makes it illegal to own these and almost every single other type of birds commonly found. This extreme law should be amended to allow owning birds as pets with a permit.

[@erinout]

the baby on the right got NOTHING! :O

[@doomong9752]

우왓 이쁘다

[@TheSalamance101]

its all cute and stuff.... then you realize its throwing up into the baby's mouths....

[@panzerkilla]

a preist

[@brian2010lal]

stupid question : So if this is the father..where is the mom ? :)

[@mrpayne123]

@gangstanikes Both male and female feed and take care of the young.

[@huskykeeper]

i feel bad for the 1 on the right..... SHE WONT FEED IT D':

[@joohsay]

@stunboi21.. she probably knows which one that have a greater chance of surviving.

[@MidwarsRS]

The one on the right is adopted to be honest

[@MissTrixie1]

Too cute. My cat liked to watch them too.

[@terriergal]

@stunboi21 it's a male feeding them. he will get to the other one next round.

[@flychomperfly]

no, nanoguy4098, they're NOT FLEDGLINGS. a fledgling has wings and can fly a bit. i did look before commenting--i checked to see how developed they were. you should look at their wings too--these are still babies. regarding 'leaving them alone' -- not good for the very reason you point out--ground predators. much better to put them back in the nest if poss, or at least onto a branch near the trunk. you are, of course, right--taking them home is unnecessary, not helpful, and often illegal.

[@Zeyp61]

hey my mom fed me like this when i was a baby o.O caww caawwww

[@Ouzotime]

nice post m8 ty nature @ its best as for the baby bird on the right u be surprised how smart birds are the next time it prob get more food then the left birds dont play favorites like humans i have cockateils and i watch this sort of thing often i cant believe all the idiotic comments here also the 4 dislikes i think the expected to see porn....continued!!

[@carbon310]

i would of kept one for my myself

[@Sherrie2Sweet]

shes not a fair mom shes feeding on more than the other

[@FPSage]

SHE DIDNT FEED THE OTHER ONE

[@rockstar7809]

i think one time, im not sure, but i think i acidentally steped on a baby bird....... it was not there at first and me and my friends were playing outsides, and we saw the bird with half of its body... we burried it though...

[@zacteel]

Lmao

[@zakkrick]

good thing that a cat is not around

[@stunboi21]

@WEARETHEWORLDHAITI1 haha

[@gamewizard7562]

There was nothing wrong with the comment, so that I guess that makes YOU the troll.