On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://magblog.audubon.org/family-captures-albino-hummingbird-stunning-photographs Neat! We were fortunate to have a leucistic Barn Swallow born at our place this summer. I don't believe I posted the pictures to the PDML at the time: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/7481012082/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/7481013858/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/7481016454/ (Leucism and albinism both refer to pigmentation deficiencies and are often confused; see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucism>. I would probably call the hummingbird leucistic as well, as the eyes appear to be normally pigmented instead of red.) In flight, the swallow was very striking to watch, and reminded me of a tiny tern. Unfortunately I didn't get any usable photos of it in flight... swallows are challenging, even when you're not trying for a specific individual. Our swallow was around for several weeks. We have not seen it since getting back from vacation a couple of weeks ago. I'm hoping it's still doing OK somewhere, but albino and leucistic birds often have short lifespans, as they are less camoflauged and may have brittle feathers and/or impaired eyesight. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
