#melanistic or just #dirty?
This #Blackheadedgull was at @RSPB #Belfast #windowonwildlife at the weekend.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #seabirds #gull #plumage #NorthernIreland

For two years, during 2016-2018, we were visited regularly by a melanistic tufted titmouse. We more commonly see leucistic birds, so this individual was a rare treat. I miss him!

#bird #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #melanism #melanistic #titmouse #NewEngland