29 September 2011

Albino hummingbird

Photographed by teenager Marlin Shank at a park in Staunton, Virginia.  A large gallery of photos of the bird is posted at the website of Nature Friend magazine.  Via Neatorama.

6 comments:

  1. flux biota.September 29, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    I went to the gallery link...those little pink eyes are pretty intense.

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  2. MinnesotastanSeptember 29, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    I thought so too. It's for sure not leucistic.

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  3. GuniSeptember 29, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Gorgeous!!!

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  4. CloudSampsonSeptember 29, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    I've never in my life seen an albino hummingbird. Thank you, it's very lovely.

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  5. SkipweaselSeptember 30, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    Matches my underpants...

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    What a treasure. Thank you for the exceptional gift.
    I just received this lovely set of pictures and have e-mailed to everyone I know.
    Thank you .

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