How to fold an origami cardinal

Fold a red square into a bird base and fold the long point up as the neck. Fold its tip forward for the head, then back up as a pointed crest.

You need: 1 square sheet, 15 × 15 cm, red on one side, and a black pen. Easy, 8 steps, about 5 minutes.

Steps

Crease the middle. White side up, like a diamond. Fold the top corner down to the bottom one and open it again, for a crease across the middle.
Long point. Fold the two right-hand edges in to lie along the crease. The red flaps make the right end a long point.
Fold in half. Fold the top half down onto the bottom half along the crease, flaps inside. The long fold on top is the bird's back.
Neck up. Fold the long point up on a slant, creasing from 11.5 cm along the bottom edge to 6.5 cm along the back, both from the tip.
Head. Fold the tip of the neck forward and down, about 4 cm from the end.
Crest and beak. Fold the tip back up, about 2 cm from the end, so it sticks up and back as a pointed crest. The fold in front is the beak.
Round the tummy. Fold the low corner of the body behind on a slant, so the tummy is round.
Sit it up. Tilt the bird back a little so the tail slopes down behind it.

Colour a small black mask round the base of the beak, leaving a white dot for the eye.