Saturday, 23 April 2016

SATURDAY CRITTERS - Leucistic Chaffinch

Last year, you may remember I found a Leucistic Chaffinch at Mount Stewart, near Newtownards and today when I was attending a meeting there, one of the staff informed me she had seen the bird again so off I set to try and find it in the woods! It took sometime but finally I saw it although it was high up in the trees and not all that easy to photograph so below are the best images and short video I managed. Also I will show you newly born Mallard Ducklings.



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I also walked round the lake at Mount Stewart and found 12 newly born Mallard ducklings well hidden in the reeds along with their parents.  There is  a short video of them at the end of this post.  






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I hope you enjoyed both my finds at Mount Stewart yesterday.

I am linking this post with SATURDAY CRITTERS.

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31 comments:

  1. Rajesh23 April 2016 at 16:00

    Beautiful and delightful shots of the birds.

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  2. merlecolibri 23 April 2016 at 17:10

    when I hear your video the cat awake ;) wunderfull * what a lovely bird this Leucistic Chaffinch

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  3. Christine23 April 2016 at 18:28

    Very well done Margaret! Beautiful bird & cute ducklings!

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  4. Suza23 April 2016 at 18:58

    so fantastic. I don`t know what to say. The Pictures are so wonderful. I never saw a little duck so near by. It´s so very lovely!! Thanks for sharing this sweet pictures.
    Best
    susa

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  5. Noushka23 April 2016 at 19:00

    What an extraordinary sight this leucistic Chaffinch!
    you were well rewarded for your effort to spot it!
    Enjoy your weekend, Margaret :)

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  6. Sara - Villa Emilia23 April 2016 at 19:08

    Such lovely photos and videos! The ducklings are very cute and the chaffinch photos are magical. I hope he/she survives despite the unusual colour!

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  7. Gattina23 April 2016 at 19:24

    They are all so cute, seems that spring is in the air !

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  8. Jo23 April 2016 at 19:39

    Oh Margaret, I loved the Leucistic Chaffinch's call and all the bird sounds in that video. And the DUCKLINGS - beautiful. Thanks for sharing all this nature. Blessings. Jo

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  9. Tom23 April 2016 at 20:27

    I love the fuzzy little ducks

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  10. eileeninmd23 April 2016 at 20:49

    Hello Margaret, the Leucistic Chaffinch is beautiful. I love the sounds in the video. The Ducklings are adorable, cute family shots. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

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  11. 21 Wits23 April 2016 at 22:34

    Adorable babies! Nature in all its glory.

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  12. Linda W.23 April 2016 at 23:31

    Those little ducklings are adorable!

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  13. Debbie24 April 2016 at 00:38

    beautiful captures, with all that natural prettiness in the background. the little ducklings are adorable!!!

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  14. Ralph24 April 2016 at 01:02

    In our home, we love ducks! The attentive mom wasted no time to get the ducklings to their natural habitat. The shallow marsh seems perfectly safe for the young ones to explore. Great videos!

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  15. rainfield6124 April 2016 at 01:45

    Cute cute little ducklings.

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  16. Mascha24 April 2016 at 02:55

    What a nice cute series, never seen and heard a Leucistic Chaffinch, thanks for sharing.
    Have a great sunday

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  17. Ruth Hiebert24 April 2016 at 04:28

    The finch is beautiful.Of course baby ducks are always a treat.

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  18. TexWisGirl24 April 2016 at 05:23

    so unique and beautiful! those ducklings are adorable. :)

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  19. Simon Douglas Thompson24 April 2016 at 05:27

    That's a spectacular bird!

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  20. Douglas Mcfarlane24 April 2016 at 05:28

    What a difference being lecustic does to a Chaffinch

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  21. Anonymous24 April 2016 at 06:54

    lovely pictures, thank you for sharing.

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  22. NatureFootstep24 April 2016 at 08:26

    that chaffinch is really gorgeous. Makes me think it is a female :)

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  23. DeniseinVA24 April 2016 at 10:05

    So cute Margaret, enjoyed those little ducklings and found the Leucistic Chaffinch fascinating.

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  24. RedPat24 April 2016 at 10:14

    All of these birds are so sweet! I can hear the little guys peeping from here!

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  25. Ragged Robin24 April 2016 at 21:27

    Love the leucistic chaffinch - great sighting :) and those ducklings are so cute :) Hope you are having a good weekend :)

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  26. Lowcarb team member25 April 2016 at 01:20

    Oh these are just wonderful ...

    All the best Jan

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  27. Phil Slade25 April 2016 at 01:52

    It's so good you refound the leucistic Chaffinch again Margaret. Being so pale it needs to keep a good lookout for predators.

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  28. Kenneth Cole Schneider25 April 2016 at 07:48

    Re-finding that Chaffinch must have been like looking for a needle in a haystack. The bird appears quite docile in the video, so it probably did not attract attention by moving about actively. A really beautiful specimen!

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  29. Lois25 April 2016 at 09:02

    The Leucistic Chaffinch is beautiful and those little baby ducklings are adorable. I also enjoyed the videos.

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  30. Anonymous25 April 2016 at 12:43

    That first bird is really pretty. Love the ducklings!

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  31. Unknown28 April 2016 at 03:56

    Well spotted and they're lovely shots. I was down a couple of weeks ago and couldn't find it. Looks like I'll have to try harder!

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