Hand feeding a male Northern Cardinal. Filmed at Dufferin Islands, Niagara Falls, ON. March 20, 2018. Please visit and subscribe to 'PETE DOVE'S NIAGARA WILDLIFE' for more videos like this.
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@shoshoncaligula55123 жыл бұрын
I work as a manager in a grocery store and a cardinal came in thought the back dock and lived there for over a year before we were forced to have him caught and released. We named him Marty and everyone fed him. I gave him fresh fruits and vegetables and he would land on me to eat. He grew to know the sound of me whistling And would come flying. I miss the little guy :/
@PETEDOVEPIX3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shoshon, that's a great story!
@christinaoklaohio79265 ай бұрын
Why did he. Have to be caught what harm was he
@tylerwinkle3232 ай бұрын
@@christinaoklaohio7926 yeah that sucks but you know these birds poop everywhere and you don't want your tuna salad with extra cardinal droppings do you
@JPZ169744 жыл бұрын
Can we talk about how expert this bird is at eating sunflower seeds?
@theshecamel91264 жыл бұрын
:)
@lavish_17173 жыл бұрын
I love watching his expertise
@jimmyginseng3 жыл бұрын
its a 9th level black belt master sun flower champion.
@StreetFighter20103 жыл бұрын
He’s a pro. Faster than most cardinals I’ve seen.
@kiwismomma13653 жыл бұрын
Are those seedless
@jbagustin48684 жыл бұрын
This bird is a paid actor.
@PETEDOVEPIX4 жыл бұрын
Haha! Yeah, and he don't work cheap!
@theshecamel91264 жыл бұрын
@@PETEDOVEPIX I know your arm was getting tired!!!
@SuperBhavanishankar3 жыл бұрын
@@theshecamel9126 lol yea
@jbooks8883 жыл бұрын
@@PETEDOVEPIX Cheap... as in cheap cheap? LOL
@bluevictory10103 ай бұрын
LOL! 😂😅
@shrimplesolution3 жыл бұрын
you can tell how much this Cardinal trusts you by how often it's crest is lowered, it clearly trusts you and feels very comfortable near you!
@PETEDOVEPIX3 жыл бұрын
Thank You. I wish all cardinals were as trusting as this fella!
@Youneverknow2222 жыл бұрын
@@PETEDOVEPIX how did you earn his trust? This is amazing. My backyard cardinals are spooked so easily. Any tips?
@PETEDOVEPIX2 жыл бұрын
@@Youneverknow222 It was extremely cold, so I guess he was starving. He just came to me!
@billvill616 ай бұрын
@@PETEDOVEPIX Impressive. These guys are usually super skittish around humans.
@strongestnattyever-videos2247Ай бұрын
Lmaooo wow great observation!! 🤦♂️🤭🤷♂️🤣 a bird that is willing to put its entire body onto the hand of a stranger trusts them???? Did you figure that out all o your own!??? 😱😱😱🤦♂️🤦♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡
@nzfalcon86983 жыл бұрын
not only does the bird get a free feed but it also enjoys the underfoot heating as well lol
@ou81263 жыл бұрын
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, But this Cardinal is priceless!😀👍🏼🕊
@SamanthaTheSonicFan Жыл бұрын
What does this phrase mean specifically? I apologize, I'm a bit curious.
@SweetLikeHoneyDew Жыл бұрын
@@SamanthaTheSonicFan to be content with what you have rather than risk losing everything by seeking more.
@kevinbyrne45383 жыл бұрын
Remarkable ! Cardinals are usually so wary. This must be the result of great patience and persistence.
@dharmaofdog76765 жыл бұрын
Wow! & being one of THE most Skittish Birds, too. Only a person with Good Energy, a Calm Mind & a Kind Heart could make a Cardinal feel so trusting.
@PETEDOVEPIX5 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@theanalmarauder3 жыл бұрын
@Jacob Stackable bring peanuts and suet balls and the woodpeckers and nuthatches won't leave you alone.
@jattigirl67203 жыл бұрын
@@PETEDOVEPIX 😇😇
@Dulce-cm2kx3 жыл бұрын
Oh my godh. This is absolutely breath taking!!! How did you manage to stand still while recording it? 🙌🙏🐦💞💞 Loved watching this.
@angelmartin73106 ай бұрын
Are they that skittish ? They don't seem to be. They seem to follow me around in the yard where others fly away.
@Justfixityourself4 жыл бұрын
Since pandemic, I have been spending lots of time in yard and birds are getting more comfortable with me. Blue birds come within a couple feet of me now when I puttin meal worms out for them. Blue Jays come with maybe 5 feet of me and several Cardinals just seem to not pay much attention to me at all . Even rabbit lets me walk within a couple feet of him with my little dog walking along. I think they just need time to get used to you. Now they all take off if a stranger comes around. Blue birds for sure like me best.
@theshecamel91264 жыл бұрын
Bluebirds are the meanest birds, they will attack you but I have a red bird male that waits for me and he gets within 10ft of me and will feed it's like he waits for me every day!! I talk to him maybe he'll get used to me. He's the one that started this relationship we have!!
@philmedeiros24974 жыл бұрын
Same for me except with squirrels, this little brown one comes really close to me. He'd climb on me if I let him lol
@kroakie44 жыл бұрын
That’s just amazing. He stayed with you for so long. I’m really in awe because cardinals are usually quite shy around people.
@angelmartin73106 ай бұрын
That surprises me because I feel.like Cardinals are always in my.business outside lol
@lavish_17173 жыл бұрын
He’s so handsome 🥰
@weirdgirl74754 жыл бұрын
Very handsome male cardinal in your hand! ❤
@PETEDOVEPIX4 жыл бұрын
He is...Thank You!
@okaysomething-ef1cx4 жыл бұрын
Im late but there was a hearwarming story about a lady who had a sister who loved cardinals and said 'if she died she wanted to be one' ... she passed from cancer... and a few months later they find a cardal sitting on her sisters window they pick it up and try to make it fly... but it says in her hand!😮
@lavish_17173 жыл бұрын
Wow is this really true ?
@visceratiocarnificina60553 жыл бұрын
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@hrtlsbstrd2 жыл бұрын
Is it still there?
@tracypaxton10544 ай бұрын
@@lavish_1717 There's a video showing this exact thing happening. The cardinal landed on this lady and after a few minutes she tried to gently toss it into the air to fly but it just landed back on her.
@Mrboman-wl2rv3 жыл бұрын
Never seen a cardinal be so comfortable with the camera tord it’s face so close lol also what a gorgeous cardinal😍😍😍
@goodgravy30475 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. If I even look at a Cardinal they fly away.
@theshecamel91264 жыл бұрын
feed them sunflower seeds and they will get used to u!
@kellyasp525 жыл бұрын
Does he know you? He's awfully comfortable staying on your hand.
@biancab.66063 жыл бұрын
He's gorgeous! Cardinals are one of my favorite birds 😊 What a great capture!
@immortanjoe93623 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure there's someone hand feeding birds near my home. I was sitting on the porch enjoying the day and a chickadee flew up and landed on my knee, then waited patiently while I stared at him in amazement. I've honestly been carrying sunflower seeds in my pocket since. I hope to see him again.
@Tylorian4 жыл бұрын
So beautiful! It's wonderful that the beautiful cardinal trusted a human enough to eat from his hand. Loved this!!!
@theshecamel91264 жыл бұрын
He was very hungry!!!
@dr.jillalicecooper25873 жыл бұрын
Great video As a bird lover I approve
@allhopeabandon783121 күн бұрын
I think I like you! I love your 'dr' Jill Alice Cooper moniker! 3 years later, and the DemocRATs finally agree with what we've been saying since 2020...that Joe Briben's brain no workey...
@mohamadmutia23363 жыл бұрын
This the real angry birds...very beautiful bird
@birddayparties Жыл бұрын
I see the resemblance!
@dharmaofdog76766 ай бұрын
This amazing Video was posted YEARS AGO & I STILL come back to it now & then just to watch this sweet Bird. If I had that sort of success with a Cardinal I truly would feel I've accomplished something UNIQUELY spectacular & special in my Life! (Sh! don't tell my Kids!)
@PETEDOVEPIX5 ай бұрын
Thank You! I do feel a great sense of connection every time I watch this video. It was something that happened unexpectedly and blew my mind at the time. This was the second time in that week that this occurred but has not happened since. I feel blessed!
@m-possible11735 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!!🤗❤💜❤💜❤ A true miracle these beautiful birds are very elusive!
@dp75343 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful bird- Great camera footage, up close and personal!
@robinline66844 жыл бұрын
this is beautiful
@kaushikmalepati24954 жыл бұрын
So pretty 😍 especially in snow
@mariagarcia-dw8pn3 жыл бұрын
It is beautiful!
@sheliapea13874 жыл бұрын
Too 😎...background stroll with em showing the scene. This video is GOAT.
@PETEDOVEPIX4 жыл бұрын
Thank You Shelia!
@sonnyroy4973 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@JenXOfficialEDM2 жыл бұрын
Awww, so cute! He ate right out of your hand! How sweet!
@robertosrooftopbirdwatchin22393 жыл бұрын
That’s Awesome, thank u for sharing the cool Footage 👍 nice greeting from Brooklyn NYC 🤝
@RickyD1968 Жыл бұрын
That is so cool. Beautiful Bird !
@naturicgamer74403 жыл бұрын
I have a cardinal couple living in our back yard. I wish I could feed them like that.
@jordankaraffa78813 жыл бұрын
Same here! Got a cardinal couple in my garden. I named the male Strawberry & female Cinnamon lol. They're cute.
@naturicgamer74403 жыл бұрын
@@jordankaraffa7881 ^-^
@hectorterrazas18743 жыл бұрын
Oh gosh I have been diagnosed with cured depression
@MemoryOfTheRose4 жыл бұрын
What a cute baby
@sunrise5035 жыл бұрын
WOW amazing. You're lucky man👍
@ancientclown6 жыл бұрын
Now that is cool.
@kathykay66023 жыл бұрын
That is adorable and WOW! Is this your backyard? Looks like Heaven.....thank you for sharing this amazing video! Cardinals are so gorgeous and how fast it separates the shell from the food!
@PETEDOVEPIX3 жыл бұрын
Thank You. This is not my backyard, it is filmed at Dufferin Islands in Niagara Falls, ON.
@nancykimball80994 жыл бұрын
Good cardinal
@heyitsmespider6792 Жыл бұрын
It’s a dream come true to feed wild from hand♥️♥️♥️
@teamjj1534 жыл бұрын
AMAZING
@robg87844 жыл бұрын
This Gives me Peace ,,,Thank you
@chrisa1146 Жыл бұрын
This vid just popped up in my feed and it brought me to tears. Thank you for posting this. 🥰 I love Cardinals so much, as did my dad who passed a few yrs ago (we even had a Cardinal "theme" for his memorial.) For that exquisite creature to trust you enough to eat from your hand has to be a supernatural experience! (I'd be shaking so much from joy that he'd probably leave within seconds!) My neighborhood Cardinals flee when I get anywhere near them, even when I'm innocently just working in the yard. The chickadees will come closer and chirp at me, especially as I'm filling the feeder, but never got one to eat from my hand. 😕
@PETEDOVEPIX Жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris. This happened at a time when my Dad was in a nursing home with dementia and it brought me much comfort. It actually occured twice that week which I knew was something special.🥰This was filmed at an area where the birds are very accustomed to people feeding them.
@thinkforyourself1357 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations you are now a Disney princess 👑
@MG2000MDPHDАй бұрын
OMG that is wonderful glad I did a search and found your channel. Just caught one of my daily visitors (Daddy and his kid come in the morning) Cardinal grab a Carpenter bee in midair amazing!
@PETEDOVEPIXАй бұрын
Thank You for finding me! Also check out 'Pete Dove's Niagara Wildlife' channel.
@StarGirl11Galaxy2 жыл бұрын
My favorite bird is the Bluejays but I really like Cardinals too 😂 they're cute
@birddayparties Жыл бұрын
Me too! 😅😅
@stevegreenwood78373 жыл бұрын
wonderful!!! it must have taken you a lot of patience to get him to trust you that much ...but well worth it , well done fantastic !!! beautiful bird.
@ItsSkeletor2 жыл бұрын
Everything about this video is majestic besides the sidewalk, give us more River Backdrop with the bird!!
@monakw3 жыл бұрын
I love this!! TY
@canitbechristine Жыл бұрын
This is one of my fav videos.
@PETEDOVEPIX Жыл бұрын
Thank You Christine! 🙂
@ChronosJG3 жыл бұрын
Was stunned at the end, you had the camera literally at his face and he still sat there for a bit.
@k.s.3333 жыл бұрын
Amazing video.
@PETEDOVEPIX3 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@cj23263 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Thank you!
@jennymisteqq53993 жыл бұрын
When this video began playing i wasn’t looking at the screen. When it began playing it scared me because it was so loud and sounded like tv “snow”. When I looked it was the water in the background.
@markjones59172 жыл бұрын
I am videoing a cardinal family from my kitchen window along with a garter snake encounter co parenting and beautiful shots of this amazing bird
@markjones59172 жыл бұрын
Thanks I just need to upload the videos
@boudica26ify3 жыл бұрын
He's just beautiful! You're a very lucky guy to have that kind of trust.
@PETEDOVEPIX3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shelley...Very lucky whatever I have!
@boudica26ify3 жыл бұрын
@@PETEDOVEPIX Ain't that the truth for all of us❤ thank you for sharing. Beautiful capture
@richardk6196 Жыл бұрын
To put things in perspective, I own an Australian Grasskeet that I've had since he was a juvenile-At that point he had female coloration. He always rushes to the front of the cage to see me when I enter the room, but will only hop on my finger/hand when I'm changing the food and water in his cage. Then is his show of aggression, he "bites" (actually more like a nibble) to let me know I've entered his domain.
@mightyxt Жыл бұрын
I love birds.
@Mineat3 жыл бұрын
Soo cute.
@michaeltarewicz66605 жыл бұрын
So, amazing! How beautiful that mail cardinal is!
@gregoryeditor65002 жыл бұрын
Lucky you, I am jus so happy to see than and the Blue Jays fly off with peanuts from my window feeders.
@friskya1564 Жыл бұрын
this video really comforted me while i was very distressed and had no one else. thank you
@leester94872 жыл бұрын
Good job. They're normally quite shy right?
@timafiggy4 жыл бұрын
He so Handsome!
@kenclark90754 жыл бұрын
So beautiful. I recently put out a new feeder. Today I noticed a new nest in a bush nearby and a male and female coming and going. No eggs yet. I'm excited
@PETEDOVEPIX4 жыл бұрын
That sounds exciting Ken. I have a pair in my garden that visit everyday and nest on my property.
@Arleth73 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! A Cardinal 😍. Thank you for sharing it. This definitely works better to try for the first time during late fall and winter. I came up with an idea and it's working (video on my channel) hopefully soon I'll be able to feed a Cardinal too.
@williamj.stilianessis18514 жыл бұрын
That is amazing. Beautiful footage. Thanks for the share.
@petedove4 жыл бұрын
Thank You William. Visit 'Niagara Wildlife' to see more...
@NatureWalk13 жыл бұрын
Really!! That is my dream. Hope I can feed it like that.
@cindymadsen57673 жыл бұрын
That was like watching someone eat watermelon and spitting the seeds. They are gorgeous birds. Wish we had them here in Utah. :-)
@MissFunnyBunnyKC6 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@silverwood67053 жыл бұрын
Very cool, then fly away when I show up!
@crystinamarie1 Жыл бұрын
This relaxes me 😊
@johnyandell38763 жыл бұрын
Every Cardinal lovers dream.
@bmim-sy6pc3 жыл бұрын
Almost looks unreal. These guys would never let you get anywhere close to them. I am photographer, I tried. I have a bird feeder and every time they come over the moment I am in my kitchen 10 feet away separated with a glass window they fly away. Same with Blue Jays. The squirrel doesn't seem to care as long as I don't go outside. So this video is amazing to me.
@katrinahouston62493 жыл бұрын
I love how you can feed a cardinal out of your own hand. 😀
@bryanpereira73213 жыл бұрын
Mighty Bird ............ St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Cardinals, Lousville Cardinals
@WillieWeed3 жыл бұрын
Wonder if this has to do with their range is the SE US and they couldn't expand that far North without bird feeders and nice folks like you helping when their food is covered by snow. I also have a family of these I've been spending my days with by living on my porch the last 2 months. Neighbors probably think I'm crazy. Maybe I am. But the father I've gotten within a few feet. The mother not so much. But they are incredible birds.
@EBThisThat3 жыл бұрын
My favorite bird ! I really think my dad sends me the brightest cardinals, blue jays and canaries just to let me know he's watching over me and keeping me safe. Every time I see one, I know he's letting me he loves me even though the separation between us will last (in my understanding) a while.
@vanilittlestar63575 жыл бұрын
OMG how did you get that beautiful boy to eat from your hand? How? I want to hug that red beautiful cardinal. I just love them so much!
@Jay-777-p4p3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome
@wendybrennan48293 жыл бұрын
I love this!! I’m befriending a red cardinal couple in my back yard and I hope to connect with them like this ❤️
@margomcintyre72425 жыл бұрын
That is so cool. Thank you for posting.
@samgarza76014 жыл бұрын
Wow I love this video, I live in corpus Christi texas and there is a place called goose island by rockport texas and I went there to see cardinals and bought sunflower seeds but it didnt work, but that's ok hee hee
@Trooper10extra6 ай бұрын
Great this takes time. I have tufted titmice eating out of my hand and black capped chickadees too. We havetwo mates of a female cardinal and a male and both land fairly close to see the birds.
@Jpashkovsky4 жыл бұрын
I didnt think that was possible until i googled and then looked up this. I have a pair of cardinals in my yard i feed them safflower seed, they love it. But even the slightest movement from within my house window they get skittish and fly away. I would love it if they landed on my hand and fed. Chickadees i have had better success, albeit from a park where they are used to it
@PETEDOVEPIX4 жыл бұрын
This was filmed in a park where the birds are fed regularly. It is still unusual for a cardinal to land & feed from your hand at this park. It was very cold on this day and the cardinal must of been very hungry. The cardinals in my garden react the same as yours do...one movement and they're gone.
@vpvolaris24694 жыл бұрын
Margaret has returned
@Kxifs3 жыл бұрын
Food is scares during these winter times, that's probably why it allowed you to feed it
@ashleyhansen61502 жыл бұрын
Dang, after I crack the shell I still have to spit it out and split it with my fingers to get the seed. You win this round Cardinal.
@lucassimescu50125 жыл бұрын
i loved it
@mandilynn5688 Жыл бұрын
WOW!!! I am shocked, amazed, even a lil jealous! How many years did it take to get to THAT level of trust? Getting those shy guys to even come anywhere near is nearly impossible! Even after 2 years of our regular early morning and late night seeds and singing, Pretty Papa still keeps a good 10-20 feet between us! I've never even tried to hand feed him tho... lucky you, that right there is phenomenal
@MikeB0713 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bird and amazing video!!!!! Can't believe you got him to eat out of your hand like that!
@batphink2655 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful bird and it's amazing how he stays right with you no fear at all. You have the magic touch. It take ages for animals to warm up to me though I much prefer them to people lol .Great footage ,in fact great channel everything is well filmed!
@javiercama8270 Жыл бұрын
This was such a relaxing video 😊
@stopwars8642 Жыл бұрын
haa thats awesome espescially the close ups at end
@constantinak66485 ай бұрын
How cute
@icouldjustscream3 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I hand feed the littlebirds but cardinal always stay a few feet away. They call to me from the cedars, I put seeds on the deck railing but have to step back to let them come eat. Meanwhile a chickadee will be perched on my head!
@epicloser85712 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@jeffreybaker1003 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Too bad the Cardinals gave the BILLS a loss
@vanilittlestar63575 жыл бұрын
OMG Pete, thank you so much for your response. That video is so amazing. I just love it!