Been seeing a lot of very young birds this summer, mostly Cardinals and Blue Jays. Scruffy-looking birds, kind of in-between plumage being worn.
I reckon this is a cardinal:
A couple of cardinals, one with a still-dark beak:
A Blue Jay:
Incomplete plumage is ugly enough, but add pouring rain..... Eww!
And then there's this guy. I hope he doesn't catch cold!!!! Bald Blue Jay: