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Juvenile Female Northern Cardinal (Color Abnormality)
Danielbirdwatcher

Juvenile Female Northern Cardinal (Color Abnormality) (Cardinalis cardinalis)

I find her tuft Interesting. If you look it has a greenish yellow tint. Nothing spectacular though but it caught my eye.
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Habitat
Dense Woods behind back yard
Location
Summerville, South Carolina
Date taken
06/28/2019
Scientific name
Cardinalis cardinalis
Equipment used
Nikon, Coolpix P900
Macswede
Excellent image, Daniel! Beautifully detailed, great perch and a lovely setting. The greenish tint on the tuft is very apparent.
 
KC Foggin
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Caught my eye as well Daniel! Never seen that before with all the Cardinals I have around.
A great illustration of this difference guy.
 
B
a marvelous photo, Daniel, splendid pose and great colors against a lovely setting, top class, many tfs!!!
 
Stanley Jones
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WOW, what a find and a beautiful capture showing those color abnormalities. It is always a treat to see these oddities. Fabulous find and picture Daniel! TFS!
 
delia todd
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That's a super picture you've taken of this little lady Daniel.

I've a feeling she's an individual with some form of [COLOR="Blue"]leucism[/COLOR], possibly the caretenoid type.

A great spot that my friend... and hopefully you'll be able to keep an eye on her now.
 

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