{"id":276186,"date":"2025-11-21T22:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/276186\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T22:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:20:08","slug":"gardener-sees-yellow-blob-in-the-grass-and-finds-a-one-in-a-million-animal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/276186\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardener Sees ‘Yellow Blob’ In The Grass \u2014 And Finds A One-In-A-Million Animal"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past October, nature enthusiast Dyane Oliva was tending to her garden in Coral Springs, Florida, when she noticed a \u201clittle yellow blob<\/a>\u201d out of the corner of her eye.<\/p>\n

According to the Miami New Times<\/a>, Oliva, who works for Broward County\u2019s Natural Resources Division<\/a>, initially thought the feathered visitor was an oriole, given his bright plumage. However, upon closer inspection, she realized the bird bore a closer resemblance to a cardinal. But he couldn\u2019t be a cardinal, could he? Cardinals are notoriously bright red, and this bird was a striking yellow.<\/p>\n

\u201c[He had] the little facemask that cardinals usually have,\u201d Oliva told New Times. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018There\u2019s no way this is a cardinal \u2014 it\u2019s yellow! It\u2019s as bright as a lemon!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Oliva grabbed her phone and began snapping photos and videos of the bird, which she shared with colleagues, posted online and, according to New Times, reported to the Florida Ornithological Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Experts verified the unique genetic mutation, which only occurs in about one in one million Northern cardinals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough not unheard of, it is a rare sighting,\u201d Tropical Audubon Society<\/a> president Jos\u00e9 Francisco Barros told New Times. \u201cThere are only about three seen every year in the country, or in their range, which is mostly Eastern North America. Everyone knows the red cardinal, so the yellow one definitely is impressive and a sight that catches the eye of many people as something different.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oliva hopes her sighting encourages community members to keep their eyes open for wild animals and to try their hand at birding, especially as migration season continues in Florida.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is definitely the time to get out, to try it,\u201d Oliva said in a video for Broward County\u2019s Natural Resources Division<\/a>. \u201cYou can bird anywhere \u2014 your backyard, you can go to parks, you can go to cemeteries, anywhere that there\u2019s trees and that is public ground. You can hang out and just watch the trees for a little while, and you\u2019re almost guaranteed to see something cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

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