Luke, The Partial Albino Phainopepla   1 comment

Phainopepla (Luke)-1259 Framed blog“Luke” (Sabino Canyon, March 8, 2018) — Image by kenne

Naturalists in Sabino Canyon have been photographing a partial albino phainopepla for at least eight years.  He is known by the name “Luke” for leucistic, a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal. Over the years there has been a debate as to whether Luke’s condition is leucistic or a partial albino. I will leave it up to the experts.  

— kenne

Posted March 9, 2018 by kenneturner in Birds, Capturing the Moment, Information, Photography, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Tucson Arizona

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  1. Very interesting! 🙂 I used to raise and breed leucistic cichlids. They looked like pink albinos but had dark eyes.

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    March 9, 2018 at 7:53 pm

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