Please start sending your posts to texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx It is interesting that you posted this. Here is a similar bird that I photographed at Susan Shazler’s property back in 2006. For some reason I have been getting a lot of messages from people this summer who have seen birds with this condition showing up at their feeders. Many of them seem to be in the general San Antonio area. http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/image/61854981 It would be great to hear what some of the possible causes of this condition are. Greg Lavaty http://www.texastargetbirds.com/ Sugar Land, TX ________________________________ From: Sean Paul Kelley <spkelley@xxxxxxxxx> To: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 9:35 AM Subject: [texbirds] Strange Featherless Cardinal No, he's not 100% featherless, but he lacks any feathers on his head. Anyone have any idea whats wrong with him? http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanpaulkelley/7562081564/in/photostream Sean Paul Kelley Central Austin Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds