White hummingbird

The stunning pictures of the unique creature were captured at a park in Staunton, Virginia, by schoolboy Marlin Shank.

PHOTOS: Mesmerizing Images Of Rare Albino Hummingbird

I learned today that sadly, "el angelito" as it was named by doña Miriam, the owner of the restaurant where this hummingbird was visiting flowers and feeders, has not been seen in the last two days, I hope it has just decided to move down or up at the Talamanca range and that a cat or owl hasn´t killed it. All the photographers that saw and photographed this rather rare hummingbird had a blast, best of luck "angelito".

More than a thousand birders have admired and photographed the stunning Anna's Hummingbird this year.

Best viewed large. This image was taken at night while photographing fruit bats at Laguna Del Lagarto Lodge, Costa Rica. [www.algonquinparkphototours.com/wildlife-workshops-tours/...] The scaly-breasted hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is monotypic for its genus in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae and is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded…

Southern Vigo County - 09/22/2010. ©2010, Jim Sullivan, All Rights Reserved.

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Something that is seldom seen and almost NEVER photographed. Fifteen-year-old photographer Marlin Shank was fortunate enough to capture several images of a rare albino ruby-throated hummingbird whi…

white hummingbird