Category: Juvenile has black beak, black legs and gray feathers

  • Juvenile Cardinal

    June 25, 2025 Something that I rarely see. A juvenile Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Black legs, black beak, and feathers that allow it to blend in with its surroundings. It looks like an adult Cardinal though the coloring is wrong. Sometime between 2 and 4 weeks of age the juvenile will grow to the size…