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Leucistic Great Blue Heron (Original Post) Donkees Jan 2024 OP
Gorgeous Goddessartist Jan 2024 #1
What a stunning creature! llmart Jan 2024 #2
Florida has quite a population of them. rubbersole Jan 2024 #3
LOL! llmart Jan 2024 #9
Florida was a purple state until Jeb... rubbersole Jan 2024 #10
He's a software engineer. llmart Jan 2024 #11
Birds: ''Leucism refers to an abnormality in the deposition of pigment in feathers.'' Donkees Jan 2024 #4
Such interesting colors BlueSky3 Jan 2024 #5
looks like its showing off. lovely composition etc. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #6
Very cool! WestMichRad Jan 2024 #7
Photos: Variations Donkees Jan 2024 #8
"Our" bird is most like the first one shown here WestMichRad Jan 2024 #12

llmart

(15,613 posts)
2. What a stunning creature!
Sun Jan 14, 2024, 09:38 AM
Jan 2024

Where are these birds found? I've never heard of them, but this one is beautiful.

rubbersole

(6,835 posts)
3. Florida has quite a population of them.
Sun Jan 14, 2024, 09:43 AM
Jan 2024

It isn't all meth and magats. Well, if you cut off the panhandle...

llmart

(15,613 posts)
9. LOL!
Sun Jan 14, 2024, 12:05 PM
Jan 2024

My son lives in Florida, and no, he's not a "Floriduh Man". He is a NASA engineer working on the Artemis program at KSC. So, I know the state isn't all MAGAts. His Florida friends are all rather accomplished and intelligent and almost all are Dems.

rubbersole

(6,835 posts)
10. Florida was a purple state until Jeb...
Sun Jan 14, 2024, 12:23 PM
Jan 2024

...or should I say 'JEB!' (Boy, that was stupid. Please clap.)
I'm a retired IBEW electrician and my last job was working in the ISS building at KSC. The whole place in addition to just being incredibly cool is a nature preserve of sorts. Too bad Elon and his company of reckless cowboys has infiltrated the place.

llmart

(15,613 posts)
11. He's a software engineer.
Sun Jan 14, 2024, 12:50 PM
Jan 2024

I've been to KSC several times and it really is a very interesting place. I swear, Elon puts up a launch about every other day. I've seen a few of them. He's got too much money for his own good, but I can appreciate some of what he's done.

Donkees

(31,634 posts)
4. Birds: ''Leucism refers to an abnormality in the deposition of pigment in feathers.''
Sun Jan 14, 2024, 09:51 AM
Jan 2024
Leucism refers to an abnormality in the deposition of pigment in feathers. There is some disagreement as to whether the condition is genetic or caused by pigment cells that were damaged during development. Whatever the cause, the condition can result in a reduction in all types of pigment, causing pale or muted colors on the entire bird. Or the condition can cause irregular patches of white, and birds with these white patches are sometimes described as “pied” or “piebald.”

https://feederwatch.org/color_variant/albinism-and-leucism/



Leucistic Dark-eyed Junco, by Gary Mueller, Rolla, Missouri

WestMichRad

(1,366 posts)
7. Very cool!
Sun Jan 14, 2024, 10:35 AM
Jan 2024

We found a snow white leucistic red tailed hawk on our Christmas bird count a couple weeks ago. Weren’t sure it was a red tail until its partner flew in and landed a few feet away.

WestMichRad

(1,366 posts)
12. "Our" bird is most like the first one shown here
Sun Jan 14, 2024, 05:16 PM
Jan 2024

Some pale reddish underneath the tail feathers, but none on the head or under wings. We had it in a spotting scope for several minutes, but had no equipment to get a good photo.

Thanks for the photos!!!

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