Recently fledged leucistic Dark-eyed Junco

Recently fledged leucistic Dark-eyed Junco with parent



Camera: Olympus E-500
0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Sue Dalton
2007



Stanford Note: The observation was made September 1, 2007 at 2 p.m., between Buildings 360 and 370.

Leucistic birds may at first appear to be albinos, but leucism is the absence of all types of pigmentation, not just melanin. Hint: leucistic individuals have normally-colored eyes. Albinos have red eyes, the result of underlying blood vessels.


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