Rare Albino Deer Spotted In Pittsburgh, PA, Area

[left-of-center2012]

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/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. What a magnificent animal!

I hope nobody will shoot it, except with a camera!

[happybird]

2. He's gorgeous!

Thanks for sharing!

[Karadeniz]

3. Camouflage system broke down, but with gorgeous result...although I kind of want to string

Christmas lights on him!❤

[Harker]

4. Those look like birdfeeders...

not deerfeeders.

On edit: squirrel feeders, not bird feeders.

[FakeNoose]

5. That black cone-shaped thing might be a salt lick

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]

7. Could be...

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]

6. Beautiful baby better hide before some jackass shoots him!

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

[Harker]

8. Snow soon, maybe. n/t

[Phoenix61]

9. Sadly some twit trophy hunter will

think having this is the coolest thing ever.

[TomSlick]

10. It is surprising such a startlingly white deer has survived natural predation.

[BigmanPigman]

11. Do all the other deer laugh and call him names?

He looks fake, like plaster.

[left-of-center2012]

12. He looks fake, like plaster.

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

[femmocrat]

13. They never should have given out the location.

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)

[left-of-center2012]

14. video

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