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Cardinalidae
She's been scalped
Looks like either she's gotten into a tussle and got some pulled out, or the poor gal has feather mites. Cardinals seem to have an issue with them- usually affects the crest or facial area. Hard to tell without seeing the skin. Poor thing!
Bad hair day! ;)
Spotted on Dec 10, 2012 Submitted on Dec 10, 2012
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Looks like either she's gotten into a tussle and got some pulled out, or the poor gal has feather mites. Cardinals seem to have an issue with them- usually affects the crest or facial area. Hard to tell without seeing the skin. Poor thing!
Bad hair day! ;)