It's haircut season!
This is a Blue jay that is preening and has no head feathers.
As the weather gets cold some birds will lose a lot of feathers
Altro...
It's haircut season!
This is a Blue jay that is preening and has no head feathers.
As the weather gets cold some birds will lose a lot of feathers
Altro...It's haircut season!
This is a Blue jay that is preening and has no head feathers.
As the weather gets cold some birds will lose a lot of feathers all at once so they don't lose any during the winter and can stay insulated.
This is called catastrophic molt and is completely normal.
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