Amateur photographer, 52, with vitiligo captures ‘one in a million’ white magpie as he reveals the ‘connection’ he felt with the rare bird

An amateur photographer with vitiligo captured a “one in a million” white magpie and revealed the “connection” he felt with the rare bird.

Terry Wright, 52, took photographs of the bird in the coastal town of Fishguard in Wales earlier this month.

The magpie was almost completely white, sporting only a few black feathers, and suffered from a condition called leucism.

This is caused by a genetic mutation that results in a complete or partial reduction in the color of a bird’s feathers.

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Seeing a magpie with this type of coloration is very rare and Terry said he felt a special “connection” with the bird as it has a condition called vitiligo, which causes a loss of pigmentation in the skin. said The Times.

He said: “After watching it, I felt like maybe I should go buy a lottery ticket tonight.”

Terry said the chances of seeing such a rare bird were “one in a million.”

After a few failed attempts at taking photographs of the bird, Terry managed to capture some images that he said were “beyond anything I could ever imagine.”

Terry, from Abercych, Pembrokeshire, said: “I’ve never seen one before.”

“The chances of seeing a white bird are one in 30,000, but the chances of seeing a white magpie are one in a million.”

According British Trust for Ornithology websiteleucism can be inherited.

It may also mean that the impacted feathers are weakened.

“It’s beyond anything I could have ever imagined seeing; I’ve never taken pictures like this before.”

“I have a smile on my face even when I talk about it, because I think: what a deal that was!”

Terry runs a Facebook page called Meander, where he posts daily nature photos to his nearly 6,000 followers.

He says he feels “blessed” to have been able to take photographs of this extremely rare animal.

Terry said: ‘For someone who likes nature, it’s just the best thing ever.

“I feel blessed to have been able to see it and photograph it.”

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