Leucistic Red Kite

[Stan]

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[Bill53]

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Excellent capture Stan.

Bill.

[tesarver]

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Well taken Stan

Tom

[Stan]

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thanks guys

[Trev B]

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Very unusual colouring for a Kite, but there its Leucistic - nice capture

[@imagesBV]

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Very interesting...and well taken!

[2Beers]

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Nice

[colin C]

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I have seen a Melanistic before, but not the Leucistic. Nicely captured Stan.

[Stan]

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thanks for looking guys

I have seen a Melanistic before, but not the Leucistic

as far as red kites are concerned I think they are both the same, google either and you come up with similar images and often the two words are mentioned in the same narrative. On all our visits over the years there has always been at least one showing,usually on the periphery of the feeding area and coming in only briefly to feed and then depart. I think that over the years having increased in numbers, although still very few, they are now tolerated by the normal kites and at least in our experience this year, they were much more visible throughout the feed and even landing which they would not have done in previous years

[pelliott1954]

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Cracking shot and interesting info above

Paul

[Hereford_EOS]

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[Stan]

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thanks guys

[John Liddle]

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thanks for looking guys



as far as red kites are concerned I think they are both the same, google either and you come up with similar images and often the two words are mentioned in the same narrative.

If the two words are used in relation to a light coloured bird, it is due to ignorance.

Melanism is due to an excess of pigment (melanin) in the skin, fur etc., leading to a dark coloured creature. Leucism is due to a lack of pigment (but not affecting the eyes), leading to a light coloured creature. Albinism is similar to leucism, but there is no pigment in the eyes.

By the way - jolly nice image!