I snapped these pics with my phone camera the other day by the municipal lot near the corner of Fourth and Washington.
At first glance it was a beautiful white dove. On second glance it looked like a plain, ordinary city pigeon with slightly unusual coloration (not an albino; the eyes appeared dark, and the wings were a very pale gray, almost white).
I’ve seen an albino squirrel or two near Central Park, but I’d never seen this bird before. Any other sightings?
Looks like a white carneaux. they have amazing visual skills and are kind of smart. Tastes like cornish game hen. Silver Kings are cooler looking:
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/a/an/andrejae/639116_pigeon.jpg
It has a kind of supernatural aura about it.
Rob, I noticed that too, and chalked it up to my low-res phone camera.
But maybe it’s a halo…
It surprised my kids and I on a walk back from downtown. You know the economy is bad when you start seeing out of work white doves (if that is what it is).
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