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May 07, 2006 10:37 |  #1

This guy looks like he was on the losing end of a fight. From the side, it appears that he has a hole in his head (not a PS trick). However, he seemed to be doing fine and hung out at the feeder for awhile before flying away.


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May 07, 2006 10:41 |  #2

if he was the winner i would hate to see a shot of the loser ;)
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May 07, 2006 12:00 as a reply to  @ GyRob's post |  #3

gyrob wrote:
if he was the winner i would hate to see a shot of the loser ;)
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I was thinking the same thing :)

Poor guy! I like the lone feather sticking up ;)


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May 07, 2006 16:22 |  #4

Looks pretty rough but I am wondering if he is going through a molting ( moulting?...not sure how to spell it). I have seen Bluejays lose all their head feathers and then they grow back...they look awful for a couple of weeks.


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May 07, 2006 16:26 as a reply to  @ Gary Fairhead's post |  #5

Not that good a pic but this is what happens when they get mites. They lose their head feathers. Damn odd looking.


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May 07, 2006 16:34 |  #6

Interesting shot, we don't have cardinals. Everything is new to me.


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May 07, 2006 17:09 |  #7

Goes to show that not all bird pictures can look pretty as this cardianl isn't looking it's best.
I'm sure though he will look grand again soon.
Thanks for sharing this good image.


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