[Posted by Chuck Almdale]

‘Tis the season to see spring birds, fa la la la la….
Well…almost.

Birds & Blooms Magazine has a lot of bird pictures online. Here’s a link to some of their portfolios. Here’s another link to what you’ll see if you merely google Spectacular Pictures of Spring Birds Birds and Blooms.

The pictures below are from their portfolio The 51 Best Spring Bird Pictures Ever.

I recently mentioned partially leucistic birds in a blog, and that I’d once seen a leucistic American Robin. Here’s another, photo’d in Waukesha, WI. “When I saw an American robin with leucism (partial albinism) last fall, I was absolutely enchanted. Winter passed, and I wasn’t sure if I would see this special bird again. I was so happy when it reappeared in my yard once March arrived. This robin is a great photo subject and seems to enjoy posing for the camera!”

Here’s an example of a different coloration problem, photo’d at a feeder in Newport, NY. Believed to be “…an American goldfinch that has normal carotenoid pigments (producing the bright yellow) but is lacking melanins. That’s why it looks as if someone took a normal goldfinch and then deleted all the black from its wings and tail.”

There are 49 more excellent photos in this album which are not devoted to odd plumages, despite appearances to the contrary. I just happened to pick out these two. Then there are loads of other albums with photos like this.

There’s a lot of very good nature photography going on out there. I ran across these photos because a reader sent me a link:
13 Spectacular Pictures of Spring Birds: Bird activity abounds as the season of renewal arrives
Read in Birds & Blooms: https://apple.news/A3jo9h2ChTviQ2uZ5SeD2IQ
But I don’t have an Apple so I couldn’t access the article. Maybe you can. The photos were really stunning.