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Friday, October 11, 2019

Friday's Fun Fact: A Cardinal's Beak is Designed to be a Nutcracker!

CARDINALS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOK SERIES
While walking in Central Park, I came upon this male Northern cardinal (above) attempting to open a peanut. A nearby female cardinal poking at a peanut also captured my attention.

She can be seen in the next set of images.

CARDINALS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOK SERIES
CARDINALS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOK SERIES
CARDINALS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOK SERIES

According to many sources including, BIRDWATCHING HQ, cardinals are "classified as a granivorous animals because they live on a diet consisting of mostly seeds. Their short, stout, cone-shaped beaks are specially designed to crack open the hulls on seeds and shells on nuts."

In volume one of my book series, Words In Our Beak, (pictured below) Cam, the narrator of the series out that cracking shells is good for their beaks.

THE WORDS IN OUR BEAK BOOK SERIES

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