Balding Cardinal

May 20th, 2008 by Sallad

This little guy keeps coming back to one of our front feeders. I don’t know if he’s sick and that’s why he’s losing his head feathers, or if he’s just molting. He’s the only cardinal I’ve ever seen do this.

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4 Comments

  1. Comment by Natalie — May 21, 2008 @ 10:31 am

    His head looks so tiny without his full crown of glory.

  2. Comment by Lisa's Chaos — May 22, 2008 @ 5:42 pm

    Poor little guy, he looks rather sad. :(

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  3. Comment by Quentin - Home Shopping — May 23, 2008 @ 5:18 am

    I like seeing all the photos off birds you just don’t get in the UK.

  4. Comment by Cara — May 23, 2008 @ 8:40 am

    I wonder if he’s changing from his juvenile (brown) to his adult (red) feathers. Doesn’t it kind of look like the colors are mixed in there?

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