A White Sparrow

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Posted by David Lloyd on October 6, 2008 at 4:46 PM

Hi all...

A few weeks ago while staying on a farm we saw amongst a host of sparrows, a white one. It appeared to co-habit quite happily with the others.

It's not a true albino, but leucisitic, in that it does not have an albino's red eyes, and does have a few flecks of brown on the wing.

This was one picture I took...

--David L

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Posted by Major Gilbert on October 6, 2008 at 4:50 PM

Now this sort of thing intrigues me David.
Always the oddity and woud love to have seen it. Well done

Major.

Posted by John Robinson on October 6, 2008 at 5:00 PM

Great. !
Lovely exosure too.
We have a colony around the farm with half whites but not as perfect as this !
They don't normally last long due to predation.
Cheers
JohnR

Posted by Tom Smit on October 7, 2008 at 12:55 AM

Wonderfull shot. Never seen such a white one.

Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 7, 2008 at 2:18 AM

You captured this oddity very nicely. Well done

Posted by Andy Astbury on October 7, 2008 at 3:36 AM

Nice exposure and comp David - what a superb wee birdie to get in front of your lens

I'd remove the light toned out of focus leaf breaking into the right side of the frame.

Nice image

Posted by Dawn Monrose on October 7, 2008 at 4:25 AM

Very unusual, I've never seen one before. Also a lovely image, the pose is very nice and nice clean background too. I agree about the leaf on the right, but no big deal.

Posted by Paul Gibbs on October 7, 2008 at 7:30 AM

Nice always good to see something a little unusual.

Posted by PhilH on October 7, 2008 at 8:22 AM

Certainly different, agree with the comments so far, thanks for sharing an unusual sight.

Posted by Fran French on October 7, 2008 at 2:22 PM

Such a pleasure to view something out of the ordinary. Well caught.

Fran

Posted by David Taylor on October 7, 2008 at 5:26 PM

Yes excellent shot of an unusual individual.