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!
Good start on your bird piece, Beth. What an interesting bird and condition you featured in the last photo.
ReplyDeleteI always learn something from your blog, never heard of leucistic birds before, makes the identification even so much more difficult.
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