Leucistic Goldfinch (I think) & the long-tailed tits

[kennysarmy]

Started seeing this strange white bird in our garden yesterday.
These shots of him were through glass on highish iso and low shutter speeds with the 1.4 Kenko TC on....


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..then I stood out in the garden and these fellows came down to feed...


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a quickr pickr post

 

[tirc83]

Yep albino alright. There's an albino blackbird in a spot that I know of - last saw him in July this year. Never seem to have the camera with me when he shows and vice-versa!

 

[Neil B]

I'll go with the :nono: Albino
:nono: mesh left on the fat balls.

 

[john starkey]

i Agree albino,Jeff please take the mesh off the fat balls ,

regards,
john.

 

[fruitbat]

It's a leucistic goldfinch, an albino would have pink eyes. I like #2 and #3.

I've seen a completely leucistic blackbird - very weird, yellow bill but all the feathers were white.

 

[Darth M]

Leucistic Goldfinch.

I've never seen mesh used in North America.

 

[Darth M]

It's a leucistic goldfinch, an albino would have pink eyes. I like #2 and #3.

I've seen a completely leucistic blackbird - very weird, yellow bill but all the feathers were white.

I photographed a leucistic juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker many years ago. The red under-tail coverts and cap were normal but the rest of the bird was white and light brown.

 

[tirc83]

Yes - that's the word I couldn't remember ;-) so albino had to do.

 

[kennysarmy]

Thanks guys

Leucistic it is

Weird little fellow - wonder if he will hang around....there are at least three pairs that come to our garden regularly...

 

[Frankie_flea]

Must be quite a rare thing, well spotted. True albinos as mentioned before have pink eyes and no colouration.