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What is the significance of seeing a cardinal?

Are cardinals messengers from God?

What is the legend about cardinals?

What do cardinals symbolize in love and relationships?

What does it mean when you see a cardinal after someone dies?

Northern cardinals are beloved birds in the U.S. With a range that extends through much of the territory east of the Rockies as well as the Desert Southwest, these winged wonders are celebrated as the designated birds of a whopping seven states, including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.

And who can blame us? Their distinctive short orange beaks, adorable crests, and sweet whistle

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