Were we seeing things!

[Lee Borgersen]

        Were we seeing things!

It turns out Borgie & I were not seeing things after all!  The other day I saw a white bird a few doors down and It looked like a robin. The only thing that confused me was it was pure white. All of a sudden a full fledged normal colored robin swept down and was feeding it. I've never seen or heard of an albino robin before. I told Borgie and she pulled out our bird book but, couldn't find one listed.

Today when Borgie went out to get into her car there it was right up close. She stood there and talked to it as it just cocked it's head like it's listening without getting spooked. She thought maybe it was someone's bird that escaped.

Anyhow, I looked up albino robin on da net and found that there were thousands of sightings of albino robins all over the country.


I plucked out one of da photos from the web page for a view.


Has anyone else ever encountered one of these critters?

[mike89]

cool!!! 

[glenn57]

only when ive had to many 

seriously though nope!!!!!!! pretty neat!!!!!

[Lee Borgersen]

             Reference page

                                             


                             


http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Stuff/AlbinoRobin_2009.htm

[Rebel SS]

Not I, said the red hen. An albino robin....

[Reinhard]

Never but that would be nice to see.  I have seen albino grey squirels.  good luck.

[Rebel SS]

I've seen melanistic ones. (Black)