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An amazed couple took this picture after they spotted a rare bird with a white head and a black body in their garden.
The unusual blackbird is a daily visitor at the home of Terry Fairchild, 58, and his wife Lorraine, 55, in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.
Experts say it is a partial albino, which lucky to have survived into adulthood because its bright white head makes it highly visible to predators.
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Rare: A partially-albino blackbird, nicknamed Whitey by Terry Fairchild and wife Lorraine, perches on a shed roof
Mrs Fairchild, a mother-of-two, who has nicknamed the bird Whitey, said: 'We first noticed Whitey about six months ago and couldn't tell what type of bird he was.
'All I can remember was thinking how beautiful he was and how unusual he looked. He certainly stood out.
'We tried numerous times to take a picture of him, but he is quite shy and flew off. We did get lucky and got a photo of him sitting on the shed roof.
'We just wanted to know what type of bird he was because although he looked like a blackbird, he wasn't completely black.'
Mr Fairchild, a welder, sent the pictures to the RSPB so they could identify the bird.
Spokesman Kiaran Nelson confirmed that Whitey was a partially-albino blackbird.
He said: 'These blackbirds are quite unusual and nature doesn't always favour these birds.
'Partially-albino blackbirds can find it hard to survive over their all-black relatives because they stand out too much and can be rejected by their parents and siblings.
'They are also prone to being attacked or prey for other animals and birds because of their colouring.'
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