No idea....
May 10, 2018 07:49:41 #
Clearly he's under the influence of the Martian's Plutonium Joy Juice. Fortunately, you're not, or you wouldn't have captured such a beautiful photo! Great job!
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May 10, 2018 09:19:39 #
KankRat
Loc: SW Chicago Suburbs
StanMac wrote:
A Cardinal with a genetic anomaly, maybe?
Stan
Stan
Maybe not.
Male summer tanager.
https://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2009/08/tanager.htm
May 10, 2018 10:07:46 #
Geezer wrote:
This little guy dropped in yesterday, and he didn'... (show quote)
Great shot. Have never seen such a bird in person or a book. Maybe mom had an affair or someone has reworked the photo but it is not April 1st. Excited to see the comments
May 10, 2018 10:20:49 #
Ed Walker
Loc: Eclectic, Alabama U.S.A.
It appears to be a leucistic cardinal. Leucism, or leukism, is an abnormal plumage condition caused by a genetic mutation that prevents pigment, particularly melanin, from being properly deposited on a bird's feathers. Fairly rare, but happens occasionally.
May 10, 2018 10:24:17 #
rmacilroy
Loc: pompano beach, fl
neve seen one eather very beautiful very nice capture. i should be so lucky.
May 10, 2018 10:49:07 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
The bird appears to be a Summer Tanager in the process of converting to breeding plumage. The birds are normally native to the southern US (the old CSA). Birds to wander however. Last Summer I saw several Black Hawks in western PA
May 10, 2018 10:51:33 #
May 10, 2018 11:01:48 #
Paul Petrus
Loc: Sarasota, Florida
Scarlet Tanger I believe- either molting or juvenile - had one like that in Sarasota a few years ago. One similar this year.
May 10, 2018 11:27:58 #
KankRat
Loc: SW Chicago Suburbs
Paul Petrus wrote:
Scarlet Tanger I believe- either molting or juvenile - had one like that in Sarasota a few years ago. One similar this year.
No black on the wing. summer tanager not scarlet.
May 10, 2018 12:11:21 #
A stunning shot! It does look like the 1st Spring Tanager examples, but it has a dark band on the tip of the tail that we don't see on the examples.
May 10, 2018 12:14:10 #
KankRat
Loc: SW Chicago Suburbs
Bushpilot wrote:
A stunning shot! It does look like the 1st Spring Tanager examples, but it has a dark band on the tip of the tail that we don't see on the examples.
Looks like a shadow to me.
May 10, 2018 12:30:55 #
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