cardinal

tags: Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, birds, Central Park, Image of the Day The results of the Most Explosive Northern Cardinal Molt of 2008 in Central Park are in. Papa Museum wins the competition hands, er, feathers down. Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George [larger]. The photographer, Bob Levy, writes; Note: No cardinals were injured in this competition. Hey, I know he looks like an explosion in a mattress factory but it is a "natural" occurrence. Also Note: There wasn't a large number of competitors. Actually, it only included the six males I regularly observe but that…