Albino Hummingbird Photos (Shreveport LA USA) (1 Viewer)

billhiltonjr

Registered Member

• Oct 13, 2005

• #1

I've just posted a couple of photos of what is apparently a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird--it's hard to tell since it's a true albino!--on the Web site for "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org/GalleryRoom24.html

There's also a link to an article about the bird in The Shreveport Times.

Happy Hummingbird Watching!

BILL

 

tomjenner

Well-known member

• Oct 13, 2005

• #2

Wow, what an odd bird. Are there any previous records of this?

Tom

 

billhiltonjr

Registered Member

• Oct 13, 2005

• #3

TOM . . .

True albino hummingbirds are rather rare. Leucistic ones are more common. See my info at http://www.rubythroat.org/NewsLeucisticRTHUBanded.html and http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek030808.html

Best wishes,

BILL

 

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wings

Well-known member

• Oct 21, 2005

• #4

Truly impressive and rare.