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Great shots. Keep an eye for the leucistic eagle around beaver dam. Maybe you'll get lucky get a shot of him.
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"Leucism in birds is very rare. Data from Cornell Univiersity showed that there were fewer than 1000 leucistic birds out of more than 5.5 million birds reported over the years from 2000 to 2006. Some may think this bird looks wierd or strange, but I think different is beautiful! "
http://www.burdr.com/2010...-bald-eagle-in-arkansas/> The difference between leucism and albinism is often confused. Albinism is characterized by a total or partial lack of melanin pigment. Leucism is similar to albinism but it is a reduction in all types of pigmentation not just melanin. In birds, this can result in patches of white feathers. Also in leucistic birds, the eyes and feet are usually their normal color like this Bald Eagle
The difference between leucism and albinism is often confused. Albinism is characterized by a total or partial lack of melanin pigment. Leucism is similar to albinism but it is a reduction in all types of pigmentation not just melanin. In birds, this can result in patches of white feathers. Also in leucistic birds, the eyes and feet are usually their normal color like this Bald Eagle
Feb 9 10 10:21 PM
Leucestic Bald Eagle by Flip Putthoff
Each January wildlife officials count the Bald Eagles around Beaver Lake in Arkansas. The 2010 count may have been down from last year, but they were surprised to find that a leucistic Bald Eagle is calling the lake home.
The difference between leucism and albinism is often confused. Albinism is characterized by a total or partial lack of melanin pigment. Leucism is similar to albinism but it is a reduction in all types of pigmentation not just melanin. In birds, this can result in patches of white feathers. Also in leucistic birds, the eyes and feet are usually their normal color like this Bald Eagle.
I’ve seen photos and videos of other leucistic or albino birds on the internet and in person, but this is the very first time I’ve ever seen a leucistic Bald Eagle. Pretty neat!
Feb 9 10 10:39 PM
Sorry for the confusion on my earlier post. I meant to say that I used the shutter priority mode which helps to maintain a high shutter speed for stop action (a senior moment). Most of these shots were taken with an f-stop of 5.6 to 7.1. I use aperature priority when I need a little more depth of field in a shot. These birds are so large sometimes the 400mm lens gets you so close that you lose some of the details unless you choose a higher f-stop, usually around 7.1. For inflight shots I try to get a shutter speed of around 1/1000th or higher in good light. I hope that helps...By the way, thanks for all of the kind comments!!
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