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Any idea what this bird is
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not sure if this link will work, but here goes
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http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w157/julie2 2_photos/Forum/?action=view¤t=DSCN4199.j pg
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Turtle doves are not white! However- assuming this is taken in the UK.
Difficult to get a sense of scale from the photos- how big was it? Difficult to see the full shape as well.
The red eye smacks of albinism- so likely possibilities are an albino domestic dove, or if its smaller than a dove the most likely culprit is a blackbird. Albinism can occur in all birds but the blackbird can range from single white feathers through all variations to full albino.
Difficult to get a sense of scale from the photos- how big was it? Difficult to see the full shape as well.
The red eye smacks of albinism- so likely possibilities are an albino domestic dove, or if its smaller than a dove the most likely culprit is a blackbird. Albinism can occur in all birds but the blackbird can range from single white feathers through all variations to full albino.
I have found a photo of a white blackbird. If it is an albino bird, how come there are three of them altogether?
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/arti cle88349.ece
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/arti cle88349.ece
having reconsidered still stand by m previous answer. Albinism is caused by a genetic flaw in both parents. If they ARE blackbirds then they would be from the same nest- rare but it happens- remember the nest of five ravens- all albinos- either last year or the year before? Appeared in most of the papers
Compare your birds with these diamond doves which are the smallest dove and very popular in aviculture. If they are diamond doves someone somewhere forgot to close the door of the aviary behind them.
http://images.google.co.nz/images?q=diamond+do ve&gbv=2&hl=en&start=0&sa=N&ndsp=18
They can look very light in the full sun. There are many mutations so the colour may not match but the shape and beak look very much like a dove.
http://images.google.co.nz/images?q=diamond+do ve&gbv=2&hl=en&start=0&sa=N&ndsp=18
They can look very light in the full sun. There are many mutations so the colour may not match but the shape and beak look very much like a dove.