Leucistic blackbird in a suburban Sheffield garden
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Leucistic blackbird in a suburban Sheffield garden by Neil Theasby as part of the Geograph project.
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Leucistic blackbird in a suburban Sheffield garden
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 28 Dec 2021
Leucism is an abnormal condition of reduced pigmentation affecting various creatures including blackbirds. Though very rare it is not as rare as albinism. For a week or two I had occasionally spotted this unusual bird in my garden. The photograph was taken through glass.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.35952
Longitude
-1.509677