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Old 19-11-2009, 05:27 PM
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Re: Leucistic Birds have you seen any ?

Hi, long time no login <.<'

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I thought I'd share. Over the last few years I've seen a beautiful white jackdaw on a semi-regular basis, always picking over the same patch of grass or sitting on a roof next to it, often with a mate.

I think it's leucistic rather than albino as there's a bit of colour in the beak- but I haven't got close enough to see if the eyes are pink. As jackdaws have pale eyes anyway. Otherwise though, it's pure white.

It's nice to see this handsome bird surviving so well for so long I'm trying to get a photo, but I'm always on the bus when I see it and the bus pulls off before I can fumble the camera out!
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