The white raven has been spotted once again in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area.

Nature photographer and author Mike Yip said on Sunday (May 16) that a fledgling white raven, with its four black siblings, was seen near the end of Winchester Road in Coombs. The discovery was made by resident Bridget Flynn.

B次元官网网址淭his marks the continuation of one of natureB次元官网网址檚 most fascinating spectacles, and is rare everywhere in the world except in the Coombs-Qualicum region on central Vancouver Island,B次元官网网址� said Yip. B次元官网网址淲hite ravens are the product a mated pair of common ravens carrying the same rare recessive gene.B次元官网网址�

Yip noted he first heard of white ravens in the late 1990s from golfers at Morningstar Golf Course and he has been photographing them since 2007. He said there has been at least one or two white ravens born every year for more than 20 years.

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B次元官网网址淭hanks to Bridget I was able to photograph the white raven before it left the nesting area with its black siblings,B次元官网网址� said Yip. B次元官网网址淚 believe that most white ravens do not survive the winter. If they did, there would be a lot more white ravens around. All the white ravens I have seen have been juveniles, and I have only heard of one in over 20 years that had survived the winter.

B次元官网网址楾heir feathers are less durable and have less insulating value which makes them susceptible to hypothermia, and their weaker eyesight may impair their ability to find food. Some people believe white ravens are also more likely to attract predators.B次元官网网址�

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