Northern Shovelers . . .
. . . Northern Shovelers sometimes swim in group circles to stir the food up from the pond. In the middle of this shot is a rare Shoveler which is showing leucism, or a loss of pigment due to a genetic defect.
Here is a definition: "an abnormal condition of reduced pigmentation affecting various animals (such as birds, mammals, and reptiles) that is marked by overall pale color or patches of reduced coloring and is caused by a genetic mutation which inhibits melanin and other pigments from being deposited in feathers, hair, or skin."
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Northern Shovelers . . .
. . . Northern Shovelers sometimes swim in group circles to stir the food up from the pond. In the middle of this shot is a rare Shoveler which is showing leucism, or a loss of pigment due to a genetic defect.
Here is a definition: "an abnormal condition of reduced pigmentation affecting various animals (such as birds, mammals, and reptiles) that is marked by overall pale color or patches of reduced coloring and is caused by a genetic mutation which inhibits melanin and other pigments from being deposited in feathers, hair, or skin."
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