Comments on: Imagine It Bald

By: Marge

Marge — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:52:15 +0000

Joyce Perrone (friend of Marcy’s and mine) has a photo on her facebook page of a male that she calls the “Vulture Cardinal” because he is bald and that’s almost what he looks like.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:19:53 +0000

I had a male that looked just fine except that there was a black oval were it’s crest should have been. That’s part of what’s so cool about birding, there’s always something new to see.

By: Sharon Leadbitter

Sharon Leadbitter — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:20:21 +0000

Awwww … they’re not ugly …. just having a seasonal makeover

By: faith cornell

faith cornell — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:11:37 +0000

I too have “ugly”cardinals on my deck. They are starting to slowly look a little brighter tho. I have the ugliest blue jay coming tho, he had lost all his neck feathers so he has this empty space between head & body feathers & looks likesomeone tried to pluck him. When they leave the feeder there are little tufts of feathers wafting down. They have to work so hard at finding food and raising their young then to put up with this problem and we think dandruff is bad!!! Thanks for the interesting photo. But acutually that one looks better than the one had here earlier.
You certainly do educate us Kate, it is nice to be so much more aware of nature around us including weeds. wehave had a wonderful summer. Last Winter was so mean that I think I enjoyed summer more than usual. Hopefully we’ll just have a regular winter.

By: Patsy

Patsy — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:51:13 +0000

I have both a male and a female that come to my feeders. You are exactly right, they do look awful. Am glad to learn that the new feathers will grow in shortly. They are one of my favorite birds to watch and listen to.