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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: What was that? on November 06, 2009, 06:05:20 PM

Title: Humber bay plus one more
Post by: What was that? on November 06, 2009, 06:05:20 PM

Posted this a while ago, no reponse - is this normal (junco with a white face, from Thickson Woods)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4070281380/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4070281380/)

From Humber Bay (wished I could have stayed longer for the Hooded Mergansers, just can't get close enough (too impatient))
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4081691500/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4081691500/)
RB Merganser
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4081707952/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4081707952/)
Gadwalls (M and F)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4081684490/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4081684490/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4081688640/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4081688640/)
American Wigeon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4080935087/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4080935087/)

Graham.

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Post by: Photoman on November 06, 2009, 06:13:33 PM

Great pic's, very nice work.
Thanks for sharing.

Clemens

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Post by: Moira on November 07, 2009, 04:45:22 PM

Great shot of the H-Godwit!

Title: Re: Humber bay plus one more
Post by: Brian Bailey on November 08, 2009, 10:03:29 AM

Quote from: "What was that?"

Posted this a while ago, no reponse - is this normal (junco with a white face, from Thickson Woods)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4070281380/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4070281380/)

Well, it's not exactly common, but this type of missing pigment is known to occur in a wide variety of bird species.  It's sometimes called "partial albino", but I think the preferred term is "leucistic".  Usually the lack of pigment just affects a small part of the bird, but sometimes the whole bird is distinctly paler than normal.

BB

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Post by: What was that? on November 09, 2009, 01:37:06 PM

Thanks for the info BB.
Graham