Albino blackbird
Sep 3, 2018 12:58:56 #
This morning sitting in the living room, I looked out the window and there was a flock of blackbirds in the front yard. In the group was one albino bird. Pictures are far from good but the subject is amazing. I was shooting through the glass at several hundred feet with poor light and heavily cropped but I still wanted to share. First time I had seen an abino blackbird.
Sep 3, 2018 13:09:06 #
Sep 3, 2018 13:10:28 #
Sep 3, 2018 13:23:50 #
cmc65 wrote:
Wow, great catch. How unusual.
I thought so too. Just wish I could have gotten a better picture. Thanks for looking.
Sep 3, 2018 13:31:26 #
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Sep 3, 2018 14:09:04 #
fredtoo wrote:
It’s amazing what you can do with Photoshop these days! 
I wish I had Photoshop or knew how to use it but I don't. Sorry to disappoint you but this is right out the front yard.
Sep 3, 2018 16:38:56 #
Sep 4, 2018 05:50:05 #
Very unusual! Technically, it is leucistic - not an albino, which would have pink eyes. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucism
Sep 4, 2018 08:13:03 #
sb wrote:
Very unusual! Technically, it is leucistic - not an albino, which would have pink eyes. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucism
Thanks for looking and your comments. Either way he is real pale to be a Blackbird.
Sep 4, 2018 09:18:21 #
They sure stand out don't they? Nice captures....I too have several pics that are good only to verify the ID of the bird & record my sighting....they happen fast under bad conditions sometimes....Congratulations.
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