FfFfFfFF 58,135 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 A leucistic Puffin has been photographed on the Scottish island of Handa. SWT suggested the bird's lack of pigmentation was caused by a genetic condition called leucism. Handa wildlife ranger Erika ***giani said: "When you live and work on Handa you are surrounded by amazing wildlife all the time, but this leucistic Puffin is one of the most unusual things I've seen in my three seasons on the island. "This is a very rare sighting. There are only a small number of reports of leucism at seabird colonies around the UK, including one Puffin which bred on Handa in 2018 and 2019 which had light brown feathers instead of black." https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-57678621, https://www.birdguides.com/news/white-puffin-photographed-in-scotland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkmanthaC 115,047 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 It's so cute. she/her/hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,135 Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Sailors in the 17th Century though white puffins were a mythical creature http://www.teachingthroughnature.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/news-article-rare-white-puffin.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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