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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: JimmyM on May 16, 2010, 11:03:00 AM

Title: UnCommon Grackle
Post by: JimmyM on May 16, 2010, 11:03:00 AM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37848947@N06/4611969638/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37848947@N06/4611969638/)

Last fall this grackle was visiting my backyard, feeding on birdseed fallen on the ground and it was one of the birds with no head feathers as mentionned on the forum .
This year its back and now bearing unusual feathers.
 Jim

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Post by: ravynne40 on May 16, 2010, 11:29:58 AM

not sure what they are called in birds but when a human has damage caused to their hair follicles they grow back grey or white so i am wondering if there was damage to the feather follicles and it grew back in white as well?

Irene

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Post by: JimmyM on May 16, 2010, 11:43:05 AM

Irene,
Thanks for your response.
Yes something unusual happened to cause the white feathers also the bird is not accepted by most of the other grackles and has to avoid being in too close .
Jim