A Family of Cardinals

I took this photo today I became rather lucky by the pair of gorgeous Cardinal parents and  by chance their little one. By which they are watching most worryingly over as it has flown the coop so to speak. 

Cool Facts

• Only a few female North American songbirds sing, but the female Northern Cardinal does, and often while sitting on the nest. This may give the male information about when to bring food to the nest. A mated pair shares song phrases, but the female may sing a longer and slightly more complex song than the male.
• Many people are perplexed each spring by the sight of a cardinal attacking its reflection in a window, car mirror, or shiny bumper. Both males and females do this, and most often in spring and early summer when they are obsessed with defending their territory against any intruders. Birds may spend hours fighting these intruders without giving up. A few weeks later, as levels of aggressive hormones subside, these attacks should end (though one female kept up this behavior every day or so for six months without stopping).

Incubation Period11–13 daysNestling Period7–13 daysEgg DescriptionGrayish white, buffy white, or greenish white speckled with pale gray to brown.Condition at HatchingNaked except for sparse tufts of grayish down, eyes closed, clumsy.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/lifehistory