tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post5649401735707900516..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: This Made Me SmileUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-41444738217595224522009-01-05T08:15:00.000-05:002009-01-05T08:15:00.000-05:00It made many people who know a bit about birds lau...It made many people who know a bit about birds laugh.<BR/>The bird in the photo and seen by Janet Davies is simply a leucistic (part albino) version of a very common U.K garden bird called a Chaffinch.<BR/>In addition, Snow Bunting are not at all uncommon in the U.K. during winter months, and nobody would bother travelling to Norway to see one when there's likley to be a flock within 200 miles of anyone in the U.K.<BR/><BR/>No offence to Mrs Davies, she is simply an enthuisiastic backyard birder who messed up the bird i.d. The fault here lies in abysmal jornalistic/reporting by the U.K. media.<BR/><BR/>Why let the truth get in the way of a good story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com