The Cardinal is one of my favorites! I had an elderly neighbor who used to ask me if I thought she could catch one and put it in a cage for a pet and I had to tell her it was a wild bird and not advisable to try to catch one, LOL.
Seven states have the Northern Cardinal as their state bird: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia & West Virginia.
The Northern Mockingbird id our state bird here in Florida. Five states have the Northern Mockingbird as their state bird: Arkansas, Florida, Mississippee, Tennessee & Texas.
Orange Blossom is our official state flower. I always thought it would be cool if members of ATP could have three avatar photos all in a row; one of their state bird and another of their state flower and the third of their choosing.
If anyone wants to know what their state bird is, there's a list here:
http://www.50states.com/bird/#...
For your state flower:
http://www.50states.com/flower...
