Moby Harry (Great Blue Heron)
Here is something you don't see every day at Buttertubs Marsh. This is a leucistic blue heron. He has been there for quite some time although I have only ever caught fleeting glimpses of him when he flushes. He is usually flying in the wrong direction for good photos.
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.
Moby Harry (Great Blue Heron)
Here is something you don't see every day at Buttertubs Marsh. This is a leucistic blue heron. He has been there for quite some time although I have only ever caught fleeting glimpses of him when he flushes. He is usually flying in the wrong direction for good photos.
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.