On another note, today is the beginning of another installment of Bird Photography Weekly. These photos were taken last week looking out the windows of the visitor center.
While watching the many birds at the feeder, including House Finches, Black-capped Chickadees, Pine Siskins, and Juncos, something caught my eye. I pulled out my bins, and zeroed in on one Junco in particular. There was something wrong - it's tail was way too short. Then I realized, its tail length was just fine, it was just pure white.
Partial albino Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon race)
I never did get a picture that I loved, but these will just have to do. It really was quite pretty.
To see other birds this week, click the link below.
5 comments:
That's a very interesting variation in the plumage. Great that you were able to get photos of it.
Awesome spot Wendy! Isn't it funny how we can find the misfits in a group of birds. That very cool white-tailed Junco is quite the find.
Thanks for sharing the photo as who knows when any of us may see another bird like that.
Photos look good and the snow looks cold.
Great post, Wendy. I really like that second shot of the Junco amidst the pine cones and patches of grass. What's the white stuff all over the ground, though? We don't get much of that down here!
Cool spot! I had to blow up the pic to see that white tail... I too would have thought the tail was too short - or missing.
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