The red-crested cardinal is a medium-sized bird that resembles North America's northern cardinal in shape, but is mainly gray with only a brilliant red head, crest and breast. Native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, it is also a common sight in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, where it has been introduced. I met this lovely bird on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. It was quite interested in me, which brought a smile to my face. Ahh, a willing photographic subject!