Cardinal in Winter

Perched on a snow-dusted pine branch, this cardinal shows off the pointed crest on its head, a stout triangular beak, and the small dark mask around its eye, with a few pine needles and falling snowflakes completing the wintry scene. It is a wonderful holiday-season page because the famous red cardinal stands out so brightly against snow and evergreen. The crest is fun to color and the rounded body gives younger artists an easy shape, while the pine needles and snowflakes give older kids fine details to work on. Northern cardinals do not fly south for winter, so a flash of red against white snow is a familiar cheerful sight. The males are bright red while the females wear softer tan and red tones, but both share that same pointed crest. Print it on US Letter or A4 and reach for that bold red crayon to make it shine.