Mike,
Interesting phenomenon and a good photo.
The Michael Jackson of moorhens...
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 11:24 AM, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Suffering a rare condition.  This is a moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) which is 
> leucistic, a syndrome causing paler than normal colouring.  It can occur 
> either in patches of total loss, as here, or as a general fading overall, 
> varying in intensity and coverage to the point where the animal is almost 
> completely white.  Not the same as albinism.
>
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