Imperfect #1

This Cardinal has been a regular at our feeders for quite a while. He has an issue with a feather on his right wing... I wonder what caused it? A fight with another bird? A close call with a predator (cat / hawk)?cat? A "defect"?

He seems to get along alright, holds his own among the other birds. Any bird experts here?

There's another shot in one of my other albums.

[The Dog Lady]

He looks sad in a sense ... like he fought the fight already

[Walks @ 7]

I think that he looks a bit punk and has a yeah so..... attitude.

[Lisa Poland]

He's a bruiser. He's definitely either molting or fighting for a mate.

[Esther Rosenberg]

fantastic shot! love the face on shot. Super focus and DOF.

[KV]

Awesome!

[LManning (Laura)]

Fantastic pov.

[Roger Waterhouse]

Great capture!

[Milanie]

Nice focusing - interesting about the feather

[John Durham]

That's a bad bird!

[aikiuser (jenn)]

He's a handsome dude regardless!

[Sylvia]

Great capture.

[Virginia Stapleton]

Aw, that single stray feather makes this even more charming. Fave