Cardinals

Pretty Patchwork

While the adult cardinals look ugly with the molt season going on, the juveniles are looking prettier every day as their colors come in. This is a juvenile female cardinal.
Juvenile female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

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