Funny looking blackbird

I saw this blackbird in one of my friend's garden. He seems to have some funny pattern on his neck and head. It didn't seem to bother him though.

Thank you for all your kind comments and Favs. It is always much appreciated.

[Diana]

Lovely shot, it is rather interesting to see this pattern.

[Anne ❀]

A bit of leucism, looks cool.

[Peter]

Interestingly we had a couple of Blackbird with white markings at our last place Rosie, I checked it out at the time, its as Anne @sunnygreenwood says its Leucism (abnormal white or pale plumage due to a lack of melanin pigment) can occur in any bird species but does seem to be particularly common in Blackbirds. It is caused by a genetic mutation so it's not unusual to find several affected birds in the same area,

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Sweet capture.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Rick]

Cool capture.

[Corinne]

well captured

[Rosie Kind]

@sunnygreenwood @pcoulson Thank you for the information

[wendy frost]

Lovely capture Rosie. My garden Blackbird has a lot of white on him at the moment as he does every year in September only. I thought it due to him moulting the poor thing looks worn out after all his hard work with 3 broods