Wednesday 29 December 2010

Blackbird with a White Head

Over the years I have seen several Blackbirds with the occasional white feather, usually in the wing or tail. This morning in the gloomy, overcast early light I spotted one with a white head.

Only record shots as I had to up the ISO to 3200 to get any chance of a shot.

Blackbird with White Head

Blackbird with White Head

For some unknown reason the copies on Flickr are darker than the originals but I haven't time to adjust them as today is my annual meeting with the consultant to get the results of the tests done earlier this month.


Later:
Yearly visit for hospital checkup over and relief all round as was passed as all OK. The consultant was very pleased with the test results.  Back again next December.

8 comments:

  1. Good luck John, ages since I've seen an Albino Blackbird.

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  2. Good news with the results John. Passed the MOT again :)

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  3. Just amazing! must have some albino genetics in there somewhere, or a birdy case of vitiligo!

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  4. Thank you Adrian. Never seen a pure white one yet.

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  5. It was Keith. I can relax again until next December.

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  6. It was the first one I have seen with white on its head Matron.

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  7. What a strange-looking bird!

    I think the term for its condition is "leucism." I have a pale junco that visits here, but I don't see anything that looks like your friend.

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  8. Thank you for visiting and for leaving a comment Joy K. I haven't seen that bird again. The problem is those white feathers make it stand out to any predator.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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