Rare Yellow cardinal (bird)

[packman]

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In Alabama, of all places-

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/02/one_in_a_million_yellow_cardinal.html

[AJT]

1. Wow, how beautiful.

[dewsgirl]

2. Stunningly beautiful bird.

[magicarpet]

3. Oh... Wow...

I know.... It ate too many mangos and not enough strawberries.

[a kennedy]

15. My mom was eating carrots so often the palms of her hands turned orange.

[njhoneybadger]

4. American Northern Cardinal with a rare yellow pigment mutation

[MFM008]

5. Wow

Stunning.

[c-rational]

6. Absolutely lovely...thanks for the post.

[Fla Dem]

7. Beautiful!

[Skittles]

8. HE THINKS HE IS ALL THAT

.....AND HE IS

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. "In Alabama, of all places-"...?????????

Cardinals are all over the place down here.
why did you sound surprised?

[Glorfindel]

11. Here in Georgia, too. There has been a male occupying a forsythia bush in my yard

for about a month, now. Recently he was joined by a female. I so hope they will build a nest and raise babies. Beautiful, beautiful birds.

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. So more than one, wow.

Is your forsythia in bloom yet? Ours is.
they would be almost invisible amongst the yellow flowers.

[Glorfindel]

13. The forsythia is in bud, but not blooming yet. I'm in far northern Georgia, up in the mountains.

Daffodils are blooming everywhere, and if the warm temps continue, the forsythia should be in full bloom next week.

[packman]

20. No slight to the great state of Alabama - just something so grand

should be in a more exotic local - some perfumed garden with fairy sprites dancing among the lily pads. Such a golden bird needs framing appropriate to its beauty and rarity.

[JimGinPA]

10. I Read Cardinals Are Naturally Yellow

But they produce some enzyme that turns them red.



One of my favorite birds.

[TexasBushwhacker]

22. Interesting

So yellow cardinals must have a genetic defect for that enzyme.

[a kennedy]

14. OMGOSH......absolutely gorgeous.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. Very cool ! Saw a white squirrel on our block a few months back.

After a couple of sightings, I haven't seen him again.

This was in northern AL, "of all places", whatever that means.

[raven mad]

17. When I was still in Alabama, long ago and far away - my mom came to visit.

She adores cardinals. One of these guys, and a red one, perched on the same branch for about 2 minutes.

Mama cried - so did I. It was the last time I was with her before her funeral.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[joem777]

18. Amazing

[cwydro]

19. Wow!

So many cardinals on my farm, but never seen a yellow one!

[nitpicker]

21. I think I saw one in Virginia

Almost a year ago.

I even called animal control because I thought it was someone's escaped pet.