Sue Hirshman spotted and photographed this leucistic Red-tailed hawk on April 5 in Ouray County. Leucistic birds can appear white, as their bodies don't produce melanin or other pigments allowing their feathers to have the same markings as the rest of their species. Photo courtesy Sue Hirshman
Search yields sighting of special white hawk
Red-tailed Hawks are Highly variable in Plumage coloration –Anonymous—
It seems like when I go birding, I never know what I will see. Sometimes it’s just the ordinary and other times it’s outstanding and beautiful. This can be an animal, a tree in bloom, pasque flowers, aquatic critters, or some anomaly. I went looking for one of those recently and was rewarded.
I had been informed earlier in the week from a friend about a leucistic Red-tailed hawk. Leucistic birds are uncommon, but no...
