Hi Eric,
Thank you for sharing this lovely photo. I also was intrigued by your
earlier photo of the Gyrfalcon. Have you only seen him one time?
We used to fairly regularly see a Gyrfalcon in the vicinity of Bay- Edison
but to the best of my limited knowledge he/she has not been seen this year.
Ronda
On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 11:10 AM Eric Ellingson <
esellingson at gmail.com>
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My first recorded encounter with this hawk was 10 years ago. I've seen it
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on and off over the past decade but then a couple of years ago I did not
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see it again until late last winter briefly through the woods. I was glad
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it had not died. It is such a special sight. Yesterday I found it again in
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great lighting. With my current camera setup, I could get a decent close-up
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look from quite a ways away.
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The almost normal head color, streaks of white in the crown like an old
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guy, the black/white keyboard look on its wings and the stunning red tail
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make it a real beauty.
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The only place I've ever seen it is on Grandview in Ferndale between
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October and March.
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About Leucism: An uncommon sighting (here or anywhere) is a leucistic Red-tailed
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Hawk. Leucism is a genetic condition in which parts or all of an animal's
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body surface lack cells capable of producing any type of pigment.
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Leucism is similar to albinism (and frequently mistaken for it), however,
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albinos cannot create melanin, one specific type of pigment. Leucistic
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individuals usually have normal eye color, unlike albinos, which generally
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have red eyes.
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Photos of it HERE <https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/>
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Eric Ellingson
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360-820-6396
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esellingson at gmail.com
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/
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