Leucistic Birds have you seen any ?

[foresaa]

Just took this image of Leucistic Jackdaw on my lawn in Mid Lothian
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ar...o=52876&cat=61

>Leucism is found in most if not all animals and birds, where colour pigment is >missing resulting in pale or white instead of colour.
>These are the leucistic birds that i've seen:

>Have you seen any ?

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by foresaa

Just took this image of Leucistic Jackdaw on my lawn in Mid Lothian
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ar...o=52876&cat=61

>Leucism is found in most if not all animals and birds, where colour pigment is >missing resulting in pale or white instead of colour.
>These are the leucistic birds that i've seen:

>Have you seen any ?

I have just seen this lovely bird in the Gallery and added it my favourites.

[Garden Carpet]

Many years ago I was married to a RAF Policeman!!!!! I used to visit the dog section where I often saw a blackbird which had a completly white head to the shoulders. He was known as Snowdrop, this being the not so nice nickname by which the RAF Police were known (their caps are white!)

I believe he was a second generation white cap.

jaki

[Meta menardi]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

And can it be passed down through the generations?

I think it can, we have lived here for about 20 years, there is always a leucistic blackbird around. Can't say that's very scientific.

[nightshade]

There are Crows here with (mainly)white underwings today I saw one of last years Jackdaws which had a dusty black appearance but when it took flight looked predominately white stripes

[tufftie]

There's been a jackdaw with white primaries flying round here for the past week or so...not seen it before but then there's lots and lots of jackdaws round here.

[dunlin]

There are three completely white crows in the fields next to where i work, i will try to get some pictures uploaded.
A few years back there where one or two blackbirds with partial albinism down the road from my house unfortunately they haven't been seen for sometime.

[Tursiops2]

I saw a leucistic chaffinch on farmland near me a couple of winters ago; and I've seen leucistic carrion crows a couple of times, but I can't remember where or when. Plenty of crows and blackbirds with partial albinism over the years as well.

[outdoorguy]

the jackdaw is very nice.. looks like its wearing a rabbit fur coat he he ...

[uptowngirl117]

Hi we had the excitement of photographing a leucistic Red Kite in Galloway in March this year while holidaying near Newton Stewart.We were making our way to Loch Ken above Castle Douglas when my partner Darren stopped the car to take photos of Buzzards and a Red Kite circling near a forrest. The Kite flew down and sat in a tree where Darren photographed it. We didnt know what bird it was untill we visited a Kite feeding station and asked what the pale bird was...........the lady at the nearby farm told us it was the only one ever noted in Scotland and had been sighted only on rare occasions. We hadnt realised it was rare at all so it made our holiday to have seen it at such close range and got four photos as prove. We have posted one photo in the Gallery for you all to take a look. Its inspired us now to go out and enjoy taking more wildlife photos and just enjoy exploring more of the uk countryside..................Helen Horrix and Darren Baines