Kentucky man Joe Castello became known as “The Cardinal Guy” after he befriended a red bird in 2019 and posted a video on TikTok. It was a snowy December in 2019 and Castello, 58, was at work, having lunch in his truck, parked next to a protected wild space, when he spotted a cardinal on the fence. “I tossed him a piece of food and the next day he was back,” Castello told The Epoch Times. “We’ve been lunch partners for 20 months now.” He named the red bird Siva and started recording their dining sessions and then posting them on the video platform. “My daughter recommended I start a Siva TikTok page,” Castello explained. “Once I did, two weeks later, Siva’s page ‘The Cardinal Guy’ went viral with over a million views.” Soon enough, the man and his red-feathered friend had attracted global following, who were awed by the …