We have a male cardinal with "messed up" primary feathers on one of  
his wings.  He can't fly, but he is pretty feisty...hopping from the  
bushes to the base of the feeder to pick at the seed on the ground.  
Today he even hopped into the  branches of a holly tree (about 5' off  
the ground).  He looks like he's in excellent condition and has lasted  
a week!  (We first saw him last weekend).  Does anyone know when  
cardinals molt?  I am really hoping this plucky guy survives until he  
can fly again!
Sydney
On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:55 AM, June Tveekrem wrote:

> Wow, that is one gorgeous bird! Excellent photos, too, that show the  
> bird to good effect.
>
> June
>
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> June Tveekrem
> Columbia, MD
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:41 AM, Kevin Heffernan <> wrote:
>
>> I took a few photos which can be found at
>>
>> _http://picasaweb.google.com/aplbirder/RecentBirdPhotosJan292011_
>> (http://picasaweb.google.com/aplbirder/RecentBirdPhotosJan292011) #
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