He and his beautiful little mate visit my feeder daily. Toxins. The female was and stayed completely feathered. We have been feeding cardinals in our backyard for years in Montreal West Island; for the first time this year noticed this mature female; little by little she has been losing feathers on her head and she does look like a little vulture now; still very spunky though and feeding well; I hope she does well when the weather turns cold. I also found his dead body a few days later.
:-), Maybe he liked the hen that was doing the peckin. Please start noticing what’s happening around you, look for the butterflies, look for strange activities like bees dying in piles and don’t ignore it or minimize it. He is completely feathered from the neck down but the feathers are ruffled and an unusual reddish-gray color. Moral of the story: when we deeply observe nature, it comes with the good and the bad. Sylvia Halkin, an ornithologist at Central Connecticut University and co-author of the cardinal account in The Birds of North America (1999, No. Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, Navigation et recherche lors de l’utilisation des sites Web et applications Verizon Media.
He went all winter bald. Just an update, I still have the bald female cardinal hanging out at my bird feeder. We buried him but he hasn't left my mind since.
Was excited to think I saw a new bird.
Next time you see a bald cardinal (or other backyard bird), blame molt if the bird looks like it’s having a bad hair day. The cardinal spirit animal is known for its clear and loud whistle, and this signifies the need to pay attention to what’s happening around you. I too thought he might be “hen-pecked,” but have not seen any of rejection behavior from the other birds. Also today a scruffy headed male, proper male/s & proper female/s. If this is a illness or parasite of some type, is there any type of supplement that I could add to his seed just to cover all the bases? Either they grew their feathers back, left town or died, but all winter long I had beautiful looking birds. He was Molting regularly for the first three years but now he doesn’t seam to have any regrowing.
I attribute it to toxins as it was much too bizarre.
condition. DE will not harm the birds, but will rid them of pests within a week or two. Follows us around the yard like the fully crested Cardinal we have had hanging around in previous years, so I am thinking it is the same Cardinal. I stumbled on this site after just taking a photo of what I originally assumed to be a juvenile cardinal as my feeders are now filled with juvenile birds of all kinds.
The cardinal is a monogamous bird whose relationship with its mate is romantic, harmonious, and musical. Pour autoriser Verizon Media et nos partenaires à traiter vos données personnelles, sélectionnez 'J'accepte' ou 'Gérer les paramètres' pour obtenir plus d’informations et pour gérer vos choix. Bee population seems okay, but haven’t seen that many butterflies this year. When females Cardinals lose their male counterparts, it is expected that they will react. So sad
And if they were paired, just how far were they in the breeding process? However, McCarthyism and the red scare, plus a class action suit by a group of scarlet tanagers, put an end to most of that.
My question is, why does he have no feathers on his head and neck — just black skin?
August 8, 2014
The cardinal is serving as the hinge on the doorway between Earth and Spirit, delivering messages back and forth. I don’t believe it has anything to do with your sunflower seeds but I’m no expert. pic.twitter.com/Va7XUcfWYD, — Sonia Jebsen (@SoniaJebsen) December 22, 2016.
They mate with the same partner till the bond is broken either because of death or if any partner is preyed.
Happy to say, my bald South Carolina cardinal has completely re-feathered. When I looked closely at my photo I was shocked at what I saw which lead me to google bald cardinals. This summer noticed a bald female Cardinal.
Little vultures is the perfect description. I live in Tyler Texas.
He is very competitive with the other cardinals when they attempt to set up camp in his territory.
:-), Maybe he liked the hen that was doing the peckin. Please start noticing what’s happening around you, look for the butterflies, look for strange activities like bees dying in piles and don’t ignore it or minimize it. He is completely feathered from the neck down but the feathers are ruffled and an unusual reddish-gray color. Moral of the story: when we deeply observe nature, it comes with the good and the bad. Sylvia Halkin, an ornithologist at Central Connecticut University and co-author of the cardinal account in The Birds of North America (1999, No. Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, Navigation et recherche lors de l’utilisation des sites Web et applications Verizon Media.
He went all winter bald. Just an update, I still have the bald female cardinal hanging out at my bird feeder. We buried him but he hasn't left my mind since.
Was excited to think I saw a new bird.
Next time you see a bald cardinal (or other backyard bird), blame molt if the bird looks like it’s having a bad hair day. The cardinal spirit animal is known for its clear and loud whistle, and this signifies the need to pay attention to what’s happening around you. I too thought he might be “hen-pecked,” but have not seen any of rejection behavior from the other birds. Also today a scruffy headed male, proper male/s & proper female/s. If this is a illness or parasite of some type, is there any type of supplement that I could add to his seed just to cover all the bases? Either they grew their feathers back, left town or died, but all winter long I had beautiful looking birds. He was Molting regularly for the first three years but now he doesn’t seam to have any regrowing.
I attribute it to toxins as it was much too bizarre.
condition. DE will not harm the birds, but will rid them of pests within a week or two. Follows us around the yard like the fully crested Cardinal we have had hanging around in previous years, so I am thinking it is the same Cardinal. I stumbled on this site after just taking a photo of what I originally assumed to be a juvenile cardinal as my feeders are now filled with juvenile birds of all kinds.
The cardinal is a monogamous bird whose relationship with its mate is romantic, harmonious, and musical. Pour autoriser Verizon Media et nos partenaires à traiter vos données personnelles, sélectionnez 'J'accepte' ou 'Gérer les paramètres' pour obtenir plus d’informations et pour gérer vos choix. Bee population seems okay, but haven’t seen that many butterflies this year. When females Cardinals lose their male counterparts, it is expected that they will react. So sad
And if they were paired, just how far were they in the breeding process? However, McCarthyism and the red scare, plus a class action suit by a group of scarlet tanagers, put an end to most of that.
My question is, why does he have no feathers on his head and neck — just black skin?
August 8, 2014
The cardinal is serving as the hinge on the doorway between Earth and Spirit, delivering messages back and forth. I don’t believe it has anything to do with your sunflower seeds but I’m no expert. pic.twitter.com/Va7XUcfWYD, — Sonia Jebsen (@SoniaJebsen) December 22, 2016.
They mate with the same partner till the bond is broken either because of death or if any partner is preyed.
Happy to say, my bald South Carolina cardinal has completely re-feathered. When I looked closely at my photo I was shocked at what I saw which lead me to google bald cardinals. This summer noticed a bald female Cardinal.
Little vultures is the perfect description. I live in Tyler Texas.
He is very competitive with the other cardinals when they attempt to set up camp in his territory.