Leucistic Grey Fantail
I'm being slack with uploads again, not posting in order of date taken with this one but this is a special one, it takes priority haha.
This is a leucistic Grey Fantail, leucism is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes. Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin.
Thank you Google search for the information, this as far as i can remember is only the second ever leucistic bird i have seen, the first being an Australian Magpie at the Sydney Botanical Gardens. I nearly witnessed this bird's demise, it only just avoided being caught by a bird of prey i couldn't identify that appeared out of nowhere from the bush surrounding the town dam, hopefully this bird has a happy life, it will be tough.
Leucistic Grey Fantail
I'm being slack with uploads again, not posting in order of date taken with this one but this is a special one, it takes priority haha.
This is a leucistic Grey Fantail, leucism is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes. Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin.
Thank you Google search for the information, this as far as i can remember is only the second ever leucistic bird i have seen, the first being an Australian Magpie at the Sydney Botanical Gardens. I nearly witnessed this bird's demise, it only just avoided being caught by a bird of prey i couldn't identify that appeared out of nowhere from the bush surrounding the town dam, hopefully this bird has a happy life, it will be tough.