Bald cardinal

poor thing only has one little sprig left on top

[Diane]

Aww, he looks so sad. Is he molting?

[margonaut]

@eudora No, they just show up like this periodically. There doesn't seem to be a consensus as to the cause. Most likely stress or mites.

[marie-elizabeth]

Oh no! Poor little bird. I’ve never seen one going through this before.