A family on St. Joseph Island stumbled across something unique earlier this month; an albino deer.
Kassidy Henderson and her family were surprised when they spotted a white deer in the wilderness.
"We drove past and I thought I spotted an albino deer, so I told my husband to turn around and we realized we had spotted one. We got the camera out and started taking pictures," she said.
Henderson shared the photos with the Sault Naturalists group and its Facebook page has been a popular spot since the pictures were posted.
"When I posted it on the Sault Naturalists page I wasn't expecting much because there's not many likes on the page, but people started sharing it left and right," said Carter Dorscht, Sault Naturalists.
"It's up to over 300 shares, 300 likes. Tons of comments and almost 40,000 people have seen it."
Dorscht said years ago an albino deer was often seen on St. Joseph Island, and he believes this one may be a descendent.
Henderson adds the local community is thrilled about the sighting.
"It was exciting. I was really excited. My husband was excited too. He's seen one on Sunset Point and I haven't, so it was exciting. I knew people would be excited to have a new one around," she explained.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is labelling the deer as a 'white animal' and not an albino because the pictures don't clearly show if it has pink eyes.
The ministry said sightings are rare, but in the past, two deer and a raven have been spotted in the Sault Ste. Marie district.
