Leucistic Americam Robin Metal Print

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Leucistic Americam Robin standing in the grass. Taken in southwestern Indiana

Leucism is a condition that affects birds' feathers and turns them pale or white.
Albinism is another genetic condition that can turn a bird�s plumage pale, but there are distinct differences between albino and leucistic birds. Leucism affects only the bird�s feathers, and typically only those with melanin pigment � usually dark feathers. A leucistic bird with different colors may show some colors brightly, especially red, orange or yellow, while feathers that should be brown or black are instead pale or white. Some leucistic birds, however, can lose all the pigment in their feathers and may appear pure white.

My love for wildlife started early in life. I was the only child and we lived out in the country where there wasn’t any kids my age so all my time was playing alone out in the fields and woods. There I watched the birds and animals. In the winter when it snowed I would track the animals. Wildlife was my friends and siblings. I didn’t pick up the camera until I was 43 years old in 1983. My wife and I were going to visit a good friend in Alpine, Texas and visit the Big Bend National Park. I didn’t have a camera but a friend let me borrow his 35mm camera with a 50mm lens. I took several 36 exposure rolls of film on the trip. I soon found out I needed a much larger lens to photograph the deer and birds that I had seen. That trip...