tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post4825999925421881501..comments2024-03-29T06:58:26.684+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: LeucismYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42695366216337376292022-01-10T00:57:49.000+00:002022-01-10T00:57:49.000+00:00I get those blackbirds on my front lawn and did no...I get those blackbirds on my front lawn and did not know they like apples. I do know they like taking a dip in the birdbath on the porch. This evening I shall throw out a couple of halved apples and sit by the door to watch.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-10562877896902871262022-01-05T15:28:56.875+00:002022-01-05T15:28:56.875+00:00Interesting! You could probably check with the RSP...Interesting! You could probably check with the RSPB and see how rare this is, if you wanted to pursue it any further. Maybe you should shoot it and have it stuffed! (KIDDING)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37084365947301003052022-01-05T12:45:57.547+00:002022-01-05T12:45:57.547+00:00But I can't teach an old birding dog new trick...But I can't teach an old birding dog new tricks can I?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-77706334655406929382022-01-05T12:45:14.520+00:002022-01-05T12:45:14.520+00:00Bruce on the Loose may have had something to do wi...Bruce on the Loose may have had something to do with your relationships with young women.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-76406077878288708862022-01-05T12:44:19.398+00:002022-01-05T12:44:19.398+00:00I have never seen one before in my life.I have never seen one before in my life.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-86850956316707462632022-01-05T12:43:46.784+00:002022-01-05T12:43:46.784+00:00Rats need to eat too. Why are they so reviled?Rats need to eat too. Why are they so reviled?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53905172980230194092022-01-04T14:25:55.957+00:002022-01-04T14:25:55.957+00:00Leucism is rare overall and yet quite a common ...Leucism is rare overall and yet quite a common 'tick' for those birders who like to have lists of what they've seen - a bit like the way that stamp collectors sometimes collect 'errors' I guess. Some affected birds are sort of speckled - some almost entirely white, but I think they don't have the pink eyes of those with albinism. Masny get preyed on as for some reason it affects their feather structure too and they are weaker flyers. But I go on too much as usual...The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-87821741699796519332022-01-04T09:37:16.268+00:002022-01-04T09:37:16.268+00:00Not a word I'd come across before, so I've...Not a word I'd come across before, so I've learned something new already this year!<br />Thanks to the feral cats in the neighbourhood, we don't get a great many birds in the garden, and most of those seem to be sparrows, or the occasional seagull. Unfortunately any food we left out for the birds attracted rats.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-20326541168606955422022-01-04T08:57:56.099+00:002022-01-04T08:57:56.099+00:00I didn‘t know the term, but I know I have seen leu...I didn‘t know the term, but I know I have seen leucistic blackbirds around. I thought at first the white bit at the wing of one was some sort of rubbish stuck to it, but it was really the wing itself that was partly white. I have not seen one with so much white on its head.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26780742667536373852022-01-04T02:03:44.885+00:002022-01-04T02:03:44.885+00:00In my days as a rock and roll disc jockey, a few m...In my days as a rock and roll disc jockey, a few millenia ago, I was known as Bruce on the Loose. After checking the pronunciation of leucism I wondered if I could have been accused of harboring it.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-50648523026133588482022-01-04T01:41:48.420+00:002022-01-04T01:41:48.420+00:00The first time you see something leucistic it'...The first time you see something leucistic it's quite surprising. People have a hard time identifying the species. So make no apologies. You sorted it out in the end. I'm sure that you taught many people about leucism. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-40162931751418841792022-01-04T00:00:45.259+00:002022-01-04T00:00:45.259+00:00Again, please accept my humble apologies. I never ...Again, please accept my humble apologies. I never meant to mislead an award-winning blogger!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49137117791343511602022-01-03T23:59:26.450+00:002022-01-03T23:59:26.450+00:00Would you be able to identify an ostrich Jenny?Would you be able to identify an ostrich Jenny?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2016923707238247082022-01-03T23:58:54.566+00:002022-01-03T23:58:54.566+00:00As The Kinks sang - A Dedicated Follower of Fashio...As The Kinks sang - A Dedicated Follower of Fashion.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90405178309951953092022-01-03T23:58:14.979+00:002022-01-03T23:58:14.979+00:00This is the first one I have ever seen. I hope he ...This is the first one I have ever seen. I hope he or she returns.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-29307125026507155882022-01-03T23:57:39.369+00:002022-01-03T23:57:39.369+00:00I have reported the sighting to a national bird wa...I have reported the sighting to a national bird watching group. I never thought about them turning up! Silly me.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7072230352234994792022-01-03T21:41:49.216+00:002022-01-03T21:41:49.216+00:00And here I was spouting off to all and sundry abou...And here I was spouting off to all and sundry about a sighting of a lesser spotted woodpecker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75442799894072005642022-01-03T20:45:33.574+00:002022-01-03T20:45:33.574+00:00Interesting, Mr. P. I can only identify a handful ...Interesting, Mr. P. I can only identify a handful of birds - and even those I'm not always sure about.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83099852926762748302022-01-03T20:25:03.093+00:002022-01-03T20:25:03.093+00:00Perhaps some Blackbirds are fashionable and trend ...Perhaps some Blackbirds are fashionable and trend setters YP.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-70208060599240695892022-01-03T20:19:02.636+00:002022-01-03T20:19:02.636+00:00I used to have a leucistic blackbird visit he had ...I used to have a leucistic blackbird visit he had more white than yours. I'm not sure if I ever saw another one. I certainlty can't recall another. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-57085255624378990002022-01-03T19:16:39.862+00:002022-01-03T19:16:39.862+00:00Will you report your rare sighting to anyone offic...Will you report your rare sighting to anyone official? (or might that bring unwanted birders to your home in droves?) <br /><br />I remember seeing white alligators (or maybe they were caimans) with blue eyes at the Ft. Worth Zoo many years ago. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45939949275932211812022-01-03T19:03:09.887+00:002022-01-03T19:03:09.887+00:00It must be so hard being an albino human.It must be so hard being an albino human.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26047200470282735632022-01-03T19:02:32.180+00:002022-01-03T19:02:32.180+00:00How did I ever live without this knowledge?How did I ever live without this knowledge?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-10175099031917218152022-01-03T19:02:03.044+00:002022-01-03T19:02:03.044+00:00Leukemia comes from the Greek words for "whit...Leukemia comes from the Greek words for "white" (leukos) and "blood" (haima). There is certainly a connection.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-17464963079897234822022-01-03T18:59:30.386+00:002022-01-03T18:59:30.386+00:00You're welcome. There has never been a cross w...You're welcome. There has never been a cross word between us!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com