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Re: What is this?

Started by stargazer, 07/30/2003 07:33PM
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Dale Carey
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Anyone know what this is. East coast Va. Been hanging around now for about a month.

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Posted 07/31/2003 05:12AM #1
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Looks like Limnodomus scolopaceus plasticous, (plastic bird). -Kurt Horsley
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Actually guys, I think this is a real bird, just a poor photo. Looks like a male cardinal with a mite infection or similar skin infection that results in it losing all the feathers on its head. The skin is black, so it makes for an odd-looking bird.

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