Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 18, 2018

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augustus9 Cape Canaveral, FL Mar 27, 2018

Five stars!




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augustus9 Cape Canaveral, FL Mar 27, 2018

Where did you take this photo?

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 27, 2018

The photo was taken at the University of Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Santa Cruz, California. Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California took the photo. Look thru the Anna's Hummingbird photos to see his white Anna photos. Here is one.
https://davesgarden.com/guides/birdfiles/showimage/9406/. Very cool!

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augustus9 Cape Canaveral, FL Mar 28, 2018

Wow!
Is that an albino?

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 29, 2018

It was called leucistic.
Per Wilepedia
"Leucism (/ˈljuːkɪzəm/; or /ˈluːsɪzəm/) is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes. Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin."

It is very rare.

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augustus9 Cape Canaveral, FL Mar 29, 2018

Interesting, but sorry to bother you about it. If I had noticed the writing below the image the the first time I looked at it I wouldn't have asked.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 29, 2018

Oh, no worries!

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