This Half-Male, Half-Female Bird Has Very Peculiar Plumage

[Tulessa]

You don't have to be an ornithologist to know that red northern cardinals are male and brownish-gray ones are female.

But what about a Cardinalis cardinalis that sports red feathers on one side of its body and brownish-gray feathers on the other? Why, that cardinal is half-male and half-female, of course--and just such a rare bird has been observed in northwestern Illinois.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/...336.html?cps=gravity_2685_2490389776830584911

I think he/she is beautiful!!

 

[charminglane]

Wow. Thank you so much for sharing this, Tulessa!!!
Nature has so many anomalies.

 

[TripleA]

Nature is bizarre and amazing!

 

[teedie2]

Why I LOVE the internet! Beautiful bird, thanks for posting this.

 

[TrackerSam]

Reminds me of a 3 stooges bit and an older one with Joe E. Brown. Confederates on one side of the road and Union on the other. Curly walks down the middle by wearing half a uniform from each. Almost reaches his goal until he turns around and gets blasted by both sides.
That bird would probably be worth a bit of money.