THE RARE WHITE ROBIN
This robin was a wonderful sight to see. I just happened to be carrying my camera that day and I snapped a few photos of her. She was very skittish so these are the 2 best shots I took of her. She had a nest just outside cottage #4 at the camp I work at. I don't believe her eggs ever hatched because of the cool, wet days we had at the time. Her mate, as you can see by the bottom photo was a regular black and red male.
After snapping these photos I went home and googled "albino robins" and "white robins" and was very surprised to see that they weren't as rare as I had originally thought. I did learn though that out of all birds, robins are the most likely to have this albino trait. They are also the most likely bird to find mates as colouring isn't all that important in their mating rituals. The white gene is passed on to some of their young, but the majority are the common red and black colour.
If you get a chance you should google this rarity. It is quite interesting. I found that once I started I got interested in googling other albino animals just to read about it. Check it out. It is quite interesting!
Great photos...I've never seen one before.
ReplyDeleteI have pictures of one I saw in Antelope Park in Lincoln, Nebraska today.
ReplyDeleteI took a couples of pictures from inside my house. This little guy has yellow beak, completely white colour on his belly, black and white on his wings.
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