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I had read on the West Virginia list about some sightings of this phenomenon, but had not seen it myself until this morning. As I went to my car this morning in Akron, there was a male Northern Cardinal chirping and flitting around basically unaffected by its head sans feathers.
Some have said this is caused by a viral infection, some have said it is caused by a parasite...that was the discussion on that list. Any thoughts on this? It really resembles the head of a Turkey Vulture, totally void of feathers.
Denise in Akron
"Look at the birds..." Matthew 6:26
I look at the birds because I believe they will carry the messages of my heart upward to our Creator. I look at them because I believe in their existence, the way their songs begin and end each day–the invocations and the benedictions to God Himself. I look to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear. And that God's eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me!
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