BellaOnline Forums Hobbies and Crafts Birding Blonde, albino or just a pale baby?

I just drove into my driveway and before getting out of the car, I watched a few little sparrows at the feeders, a mere few feet from where I sat. One of them was facing me so all I could really see was her tummy, and it looked, well, if not exactly *white*, then so light-coloured. From the top of her head and all the way down her front. Her tail looked normal, though. I didn't want to get out of the car because I knew threy'd fly away at the movement. But eventually, I did. She wasn't white on her back but appeared to be much lighter in colour than the other female sparrows I see all the time. Is this just a feature of a very young baby, recently fledged or could she be *different*?


Shelley

I don't think it would be a young baby thing - young babies tend to want to blend in with their surroundings, and this one obviously stuck out <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> It sounds like she has lighter coloring for some reason but isn't really an albino. There are all sorts of strange mutations in nature that run the gamut from slightly off to really off. Let us know if you get any pictures of her!