I finally got around on the last day of June to starting The Little Stitcher's June bird, a European Goldfinch. Now I need to stitch the bird!
Now with this series of a dull yellow bird, I'm sticking with Orange-crowned Warbler.
The overall color...
The small pointed bill...
...and most tellingly, the broken white eye-ring.
I'm going to try a small feeder of dried mealworms at the edge of hedgerow.
The warblers are all insectivores, maybe they'll investigate the feeder.
It's worth a try.
An American Robin - much easier to ID!
A male Acorn Woodpecker.
Here's my other interesting bird. It's a White-breasted Nuthatch.
Notice how very pale it is though?
It is not an albino as it does have some color. It is a leucistic bird. Leucism is an abnormal plumage condition caused by a genetic mutation that prevents pigment, particularly melanin, from being properly deposited on a bird’s feathers. I'll certainly know if I ever see this bird again!
2 comments:
Good start on your bird piece, Beth. What an interesting bird and condition you featured in the last photo.
I always learn something from your blog, never heard of leucistic birds before, makes the identification even so much more difficult.
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