Kevin,
What an incredible bird! Thanks for sharing the photos which are all excellent!
What color were the eyes? They look red in the photo. According to Ken Kaufman
most birds that appear all white are more safely referred to as Leucistic
rather albino but if the bird's eyes are red (actually they are colorless and
it is the blood behind that makes the eyes appear red/pnk) then perhaps this is
truly an albino......there are probably other qualifications that I am totally
ignorant. Perhaps someone else knows a bit more on the topic.
Certainly is a truly unique bird and well worth photographing!
best,
William Leigh leightern@xxxxxxx
Bridgewater, Virginia
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:16:26 -0400
Subject: [shenvalbirds] Albino ruby-throated hummingbird, Staunton, VA
Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Lawler sharing their albino ruby-throated hummingbird
with us, my sons and I had an enjoyable time this morning photographing it.
What a beautiful bird!
A few of the shots we took are at this link:
http://www.naturefriendmagazine.com/photos.pl?catid=9
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