Hello from Boston, USA.
My backyard is always filled with Norther Cardinals, but today, I saw what look like female cardinals but without crest. They were just about the size of cardinals, with bright orange bill and brownish body color, feeding from berry suet. I would have identified them as female cardinals but for the absence of crest. I'm attaching a picture that I took hastily, but it's out of focus, because of the distance.
Can northern cardinals have no crest?
My backyard is always filled with Norther Cardinals, but today, I saw what look like female cardinals but without crest. They were just about the size of cardinals, with bright orange bill and brownish body color, feeding from berry suet. I would have identified them as female cardinals but for the absence of crest. I'm attaching a picture that I took hastily, but it's out of focus, because of the distance.
Can northern cardinals have no crest?
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