Broken Crown

I've been seeing this Cardinal for a couple of weeks. This is the first good shot I've gotten. I don't know why he's missing half his crown feathers. It's too early for him to be molting. It doesn't seem to bother him.

[Kim]

Love his Mohawk look!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

hilarious the effect it has on how he seems :)

[Linda]

Maybe he is a punk rock cardinal? Very interesting crown!

[Issi Bannerman]

Quite the mohican! Lovely capture.

[Daisy Miller]

Beautiful capture. I love his Mohawk.

[carol white]

A lovely capture. Fav!! 😀

[amyK]

That is an unusual crest; good capture