white gold

White Gold.

Did you know that goldfinches came in either yellow or white gold?? Ok so maybe not, this is actually called Leucism, its a condition in which skin or feathers looses partial pigmentation. Its very much different from an albino form. I first saw this goldfinch several months ago at a neighbors feeder walking the dogs. A few weeks ago it was at my feeder, now its becoming a regular, and since its a special regular, i have been waiting to photograph it. Luckily the high teen temps really ramp up feeder activity.

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Uploaded on January 8, 2017
Taken on January 8, 2017