Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Leucistic Carrion Crows

It is not unknown for Crows to demonstrate the effects of Leucism.  Perhaps, like Blackbirds, it shows up more because they is black.

This year my patch has had some Carrion Crows raise a brood.  Don't know where exactly and they may have done this before but I hadn't noticed to be honest.  My 'patch' is a disparate area that isn't always accessible and I tend to focus my attention on a particular species that the regular reader of this blog will know all about.  This year however, the Crows have produced a brood of three, and two of them are showing Leucism that is almost identical and pretty distinctive.


They've been displaying this from when they were much browner but I haven't been able to get a lens close to them.


Who needs a fancy Flycatcher when this kind of quality is going on?

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