Cardinal Pair Stained Glass Suncatcher – Male Female Cardinals Beaks Touching Red Berry Branch Gift

A male and female Cardinal perched face to face on a wire branch, beaks touching — the male in vivid red cathedral glass with a darker red-orange crown, painted black mask, and red beak; the female in cream-ivory glass with red wing accents, a red-orange crest, and red beak. The billing pose — beaks touching — is the courtship and pair-bonding behaviour of Northern Cardinals in the wild, and here it is rendered in stained glass with the male and female in their accurate, distinct colourings. The branch carries five vivid red glass berry beads and three green glass leaf drops, with a decorative wire scroll at the apex for hanging. The composition is frameless: no enclosing wire arc or wreath — the branch, berries, and birds form a self-contained naturalistic scene. Size: 9 × 5.5 inches (22.9 × 14 cm) — the largest piece in the collection.

Three things make this the most distinctive Cardinal listing in the shop. First, the female Cardinal: most Cardinal suncatchers show only the vivid red male; this listing renders both the male and the female in their true colours — cream-ivory body with red accents — making it one of the few ornithologically accurate Cardinal pairs in the market. Second, the billing pose: beaks touching is the specific courtship gesture of paired Cardinals, which gives this composition its romantic and partnership meaning without any need for added symbolism. Third, the red glass berry branch: the five round red glass berry beads on the wire branch give the piece a winter-garden and holly aesthetic that makes it equally at home as a Christmas ornament and a year-round window piece. At 9 inches wide, it is also the broadest suncatcher in the collection.

Product Features
• handcrafted using the Tiffany copper foil method;
• male Cardinal — vivid red cathedral glass, red-orange crown, painted black mask;
• female Cardinal — cream-ivory glass body, red wing accents, red-orange crest;
• beaks-touching billing pose — naturalistic Cardinal courtship behaviour;
• five red glass berry beads and three green glass leaf drops on wire branch;
• frameless composition with decorative wire scroll at apex;
• suction cup included for window mounting;
• size: 9 × 5.5 inches (22.9 × 14 cm) — largest in the collection

All 20 Designs
Cardinals (5 designs)
• Pair of Cardinals — male and female Cardinal, beaks touching, red berry branch; the hero design
• Cardinal Mates — Cardinal pair in alternate composition
• Red Cardinal — single vivid red male Cardinal
• Cardinal — single Cardinal in alternate pose
• Hum + Cardinal — hummingbird and Cardinal together
• Cardinal and Monarch — Cardinal with Monarch butterfly

Hummingbirds (8 designs)
• Flying Green Hum — emerald-teal hummingbird in flight
• Flying Blue Hum — cobalt blue hummingbird in flight
• Hum With Hibiscus — hummingbird with hibiscus flower
• Green Hum — single green hummingbird
• Hum & Pink Flower / Hum & Orange Flower — hummingbird with flower
• Two Blue Hums / Two Green Hums — hummingbird pairs

Butterflies (2 designs)
• Pair of Morphos — two Blue Morpho butterflies
• Pair of Monarchs — two Monarch butterflies

Other Birds (4 designs)
• Bluebird, Blue Jay, Chickadee, Turquoise, Owl

A Gift For
• Memorial and sympathy — the Cardinal is one of the most widely recognised symbols of a departed loved one; “when a cardinal appears, a loved one is near” is a comfort held across many traditions; the pair composition — male and female, together — deepens this meaning for those who have lost a partner or spouse;
• Couples, weddings, and anniversaries — beaks touching in the wild signals pair bonding and lifelong partnership; the male-and-female colouring makes the romantic symbolism explicit and naturalistic at the same time;
• Residents of Cardinal state-bird states — Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia all claim the Cardinal as their state bird; for buyers in these states, a Cardinal suncatcher has regional meaning beyond general bird appreciation;
• Christmas and winter gifting — red Cardinal on red-berry branch against a winter window is one of the most iconic seasonal images in North American nature; this piece works as a Christmas ornament and a permanent window piece equally well;
• Birthday, housewarming, or any occasion where a bird lover needs a gift that is genuinely different from a hummingbird design.

Shipping and Packaging
• ships securely in a protective gift-ready box;
• worldwide shipping with tracking provided;
• if anything arrives damaged, I’ll resolve it promptly and with care.

Custom Orders Welcome
Want a single Cardinal, a different branch style, or a custom colour? Message me — I’d love to create a custom piece for you.

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