As exciting as it is that this hummingbird may be albino, there is a chance that’s not the case. But that’s not to say this moment isn’t just as exciting! As others have pointed out, there’s a chance ...

Unlike albinism, where there is a complete lack of melanin and the iris is red due to underlying blood vessels, leucistic animals retain normal eye pigmentation. In the case of this angular ...

But high-speed cameras show us what makes these birds perfect flying machines. A captive Anna’s hummingbird feeds while hovering before an optical illusion in a reenactment of an experiment that ...

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One of the cool things about living in the Pacific West Coast is that Anna's Hummingbirds remain in our area year round. Getting to watch these flying gems putting on their aerobatic displays all ...

Birds of a feather, as the old saying goes, tend to flock together, but what happens when a member of the flock stands out from the rest? Although conventional wisdom mandates that being ...

2022-12-23 | Christmas tree of the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, France (© Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images) ...

But unlike in cases of albinism, leucistic animals are not totally devoid of pigmentation. Which might be why this particular bird still has regular-coloured eyes, despite its pale plumage.

This special creature is a leucistic whitetail deer fawn. Leucism, is a condition that causes faulty melanin production, resulting in the all-white coat. Leucism is different than albinism as this ...

Unlike albinism, in which animals completely lack melanin and have red irises, leucistic sharks have normal iris pigmentation even if they appear completely white. "Some research suggests that a ...

However, a scrub jay, a sharp-shinned hawk, several Anna’s hummingbirds and a spotted towhee have all been observed in the yard. “Common Birds of the Long Beach Peninsula,” by Kalbach and Stauffer, is ...