[va-richmond-general] Re: va-richmond-general Digest V13 #123
- From: Lisa Mease <kunsthure@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Lewis Barnett <blbarnett3@xxxxxxxxx>, Richmond Birders <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 10:43:57 -0400
I was trying to add to the conversation about bald Cardinals. I guess it
didn't come across that way. :)
-Lisa
the hardest thing is rendering a moment moving too fast to endure. --
incubus
* http://twitter.com/RVaMedic
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:41 AM, Lewis Barnett <blbarnett3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> See Bob Reilly's July 5 post to va-richmond-general on this phenomenon -
> it might just be part of natural molt rather than mite infestation.I see a
> couple of birds a year, Cardinals and Blue Jays, that look like this.
>
> Lewis Barnett
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> On Jul 7, 2014, at 10:29 AM, Lisa Mease <kunsthure@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> A male and a female Cardinal with mites come to my feeders. They look so
> pitiful. I wish I could do something for them, not only to alleviate their
> personal suffering but also so they don't spread it to others. :(
>
> Here's a photo of the male <https://flic.kr/p/nwZeub>.
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellekunstlerin/14134153758> The female
> <https://flic.kr/p/nPqAyL> looks more scrappy than bald, almost a
> mid-molt kind of look.
>
> -Lisa
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> the hardest thing is rendering a moment moving too fast to endure. --
> incubus
>
> * http://twitter.com/RVaMedic
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> On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 1:08 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager <
> ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> va-richmond-general Digest Sat, 05 Jul 2014 Volume: 13
>> Issue: 123
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>> In This Issue:
>> [va-richmond-general] Bald Headed Cardinal (actually
>> Black)
>> [va-richmond-general] Re: Bald Headed Cardinal (actually
>> Bla
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>> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2014 11:45:12 -0400
>> Subject: [va-richmond-general] Bald Headed Cardinal (actually Black)
>> From: Erv Mueller <pondthree@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> or pest(s) ? Sorry I had no long-distance lens !!
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>> IMG_1861.JPG
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>> Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 12:23:56 -0400
>> From: Bob Reilly <rreilly@xxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Bald Headed Cardinal (actually Black)
>>
>> Hi Erv,
>> The following is from the Cornell Lab's All About Birds website:
>>
>> *Bald Birds*
>> /Q. I've been seeing a bald cardinal at my feeder. Is it sick?/
>>
>> A. In fall, we receive many inquiries about bald birds, especially
>> Northern Cardinals and Blue Jays. In late summer and fall, when a bird
>> molts, it usually grows and replaces all its feathers gradually, but
>> occasionally a bird loses all the feathers on its head at once. The
>> result is a very strange looking bald bird! Don't worry--usually the
>> feathers grow back just fine.
>>
>> It is possible that the baldness is caused by environmental or
>> nutritional factors, feather mites, or lice. To read more and take a
>> look at photos of other bald birds, visit the "Bald Birds
>> <http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/BaldBirds.htm>"
>> page on the Project FeederWatchweb site <http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
>> >.
>>
>> Best,
>> Bob Reilly
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>> On 7/5/2014 11:45 AM, Erv Mueller wrote:
>> > I've heard of, but had not seen this before. Is it disease,
>> >
>> > or pest(s) ? Sorry I had no long-distance lens !!
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>> > IMG_1861.JPG
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