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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 07:34 PM Nov 2019

Rare Albino Deer Spotted In Pittsburgh, PA, Area

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A rare and beautiful albino deer was spotted in Allegheny County.

KDKA Viewer Dennis Beech shared photos and a video of an albino deer in his Ohio Township yard. The deer could be seen hanging out near the birdfeeder. Experts say the odds of an albino deer being born are about one in 20,000, while others say the odds are closer to 30,000.

Other albino deer sightings have happened in the Pittsburgh area before, including a baby albino deer spotted in McCandless Township in September.

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/11/03/albino-deer-sighting-ohio-township/



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Rare Albino Deer Spotted In Pittsburgh, PA, Area (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 OP
What a magnificent animal! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2019 #1
He's gorgeous! happybird Nov 2019 #2
Camouflage system broke down, but with gorgeous result...although I kind of want to string Karadeniz Nov 2019 #3
Those look like birdfeeders... Harker Nov 2019 #4
That black cone-shaped thing might be a salt lick FakeNoose Nov 2019 #5
Could be... Harker Nov 2019 #7
Beautiful baby better hide before some jackass shoots him! CousinIT Nov 2019 #6
Snow soon, maybe. n/t Harker Nov 2019 #8
Sadly some twit trophy hunter will Phoenix61 Nov 2019 #9
It is surprising such a startlingly white deer has survived natural predation. TomSlick Nov 2019 #10
Do all the other deer laugh and call him names? BigmanPigman Nov 2019 #11
He looks fake, like plaster. left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #12
They never should have given out the location. femmocrat Nov 2019 #13
video left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #14

Karadeniz

(23,414 posts)
3. Camouflage system broke down, but with gorgeous result...although I kind of want to string
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 07:53 PM
Nov 2019

Christmas lights on him!❤

FakeNoose

(35,657 posts)
5. That black cone-shaped thing might be a salt lick
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 08:05 PM
Nov 2019

Some people put a salt lick in their yard to attract deer, but of course it would be illegal for deer hunters to do that. Since deer hunting is illegal is most areas of Allegheny County, some people do try to attract the deer into their yards. Me, I'd rather keep them away because they eat my bushes and my day lilies. Also my dog goes nuts when he sees deer anywhere in the neighborhood.

Harker

(14,925 posts)
7. Could be...
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 08:13 PM
Nov 2019

But, as a Lawrence County resident (for a few more months, anyhow), I took that for a squirrel thwarter...

but I only intentionally put out seeds for birds.

CousinIT

(10,180 posts)
6. Beautiful baby better hide before some jackass shoots him!
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 08:06 PM
Nov 2019

Yea. Hard to hide in stark white. But he is gorgeous!

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
13. They never should have given out the location.
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 09:33 AM
Nov 2019

Some yahoo will think having its head on their wall for Christmas is OK to do. Lowlifes.

Could some nature preserve give it refuge, please? (Pleading)

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