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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Albino (leucistic) hummingbird today

It's apparently a female Black-chinned Hummingbird. 




Here her dark roots are showing.



This last shot is included just for size comparison with a normal female Black-chinned.


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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 3, 2010 at 6:48 PM

    NICE!

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  2. Desert DwellerAugust 3, 2010 at 8:31 PM

    Thanks for sharing something I have never seen, yet again - nice!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 3, 2010 at 10:27 PM

    That is the most incredible albino bird I have ever seen. What an amazing bird! Lucky you for having it at your feeder.
    Hope you are well and the birds continue to be interesting.
    Priscilla Murr

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  4. Carolyn Ohl-JohnsonAugust 3, 2010 at 10:44 PM

    Thank you all for your kind comments. I have been corrected (on Texbirds). It's not a complete albino. I guess you'd have to call it leucistic. A complete albino would have red eyes.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 3, 2010 at 10:50 PM

    What an exciting and incredible find! Thanks for sharing these amazing shots! Joanne Kamo

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  6. UnknownAugust 4, 2010 at 9:58 AM

    Wonderful photos of a beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Elizabeth MoonAugust 4, 2010 at 10:12 PM

    Amazing, both the bird and your photographs. Esp. fascinating because I thought I'd read that the color in hummingbird feathers was refracted light from oil, not a pigment per se--or maybe that was the iridescence. Anyway--thank you for this post.

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  8. AnonymousAugust 10, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    Great picture. Thanks for posting it. Sandy

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