Michelle Gaggiotti, who lives in Virginia Beach Dam Neck Road
Gaggiotti even ran home to get her camera to snap this and
several other photos of the angel bird.
In the bird world, this little one would often be called
leucistic (partial albino) since it is not a true albino-- pure white with pink
eyes.
Notice the pale yellow spot on the side of its breast. It
also had a yellow spot on its other side and on its rump, Gaggiotti said.
The subtle yellow coloring led Gaggiotti to the assumption
that the lovely creature is a yellow-rumped warbler.
“Very friendly too,” she said, “and allowed close-ups!”
It’s a wonder that a pristine beauty like this has lived
for as long as it has because you would think it would be an easy target for a
predator.
But if it makes it through mating season, we may see more
little white yellow-rumped warbler beauties in the area.
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