Apparently baldness is not deterrent in cardinal sex appeal, because he had a mate (I understand this, as Mr. H has completely shaved his head). We frequently see the two of them at our feeders in the back yard.
I thought this little guy was doomed. And that we had witnessed some bizarre twist of nature. Little did I know that this is a relatively common thing. Seriously.
I tried to take a picture of our little guy, but couldn't get a close enough shot.
Turns out, I don't need to given the plethora of information about bald cardinals...
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/BaldBirds.htm
http://www.tulsaaudubon.org/bald_cardinals.htm
http://www.birdchick.com/2007/08/bald-cardinals-and-other-bald-birds.html
The internet is a beautiful thing...
2 comments:
I had no idea till you posted this -- had never seen one. Then, we came home one afternoon to see one on our deck railing, happily frolicking in the spray from the sprinkler.
Seriously? That's crazy! We asked someone at the bird store about it (before I found the web site) and she said that the bird would probably die. Apparently not.
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