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02-Dec-2025 Hank Vander Velde

20251202 7074 20180224 3295 Hairy Woodpeckers (leucistic and normal).jpg

Ottawa West

Image of a very rare leucistic Hairy WP merged with that of a normal Hairy WP, for side-by-side comparison. According to the literature leucitic H. WP's occur only in about 1 in 30,000.

Nikon Z6III ,Nikkor 180 - 600, f5.6 - 6.3.
1/1600s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso3600 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Pierre09-Dec-2025 12:05
Un beau montage de l'espèce sous deux aspects, une image fort spéciale! V
Dan Greenberg08-Dec-2025 23:06
So cool! I have never heard of this before. Thanks for putting together this image to show the comparison.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal08-Dec-2025 05:47
Good find and well captured Hank. V
janescottcumming07-Dec-2025 14:53
Fascinating and a cool image.
Chris Picard07-Dec-2025 00:16
Great find and captures Hank.
Dan Opdal06-Dec-2025 00:39
Perfect composition for this great shot!
Carl Carbone05-Dec-2025 17:13
Wow, what a find! Nice comparison.
Dave Petersen Photography05-Dec-2025 14:22
A wonderful capture with two Hairy Woodpeckers at once. I would think that is a rare occasion but I could be wrong. Wonderful detail and clarity and I like your tight framing. The red on each head adds vibrance and really stands out. VV++
hayl04-Dec-2025 18:44
Amazing to see this rarity.
Helen Betts04-Dec-2025 18:16
Fascinating comparison in these two great shots.
Claude Gagnon04-Dec-2025 17:13
Never seen anything like this one :))
joseantonio04-Dec-2025 15:50
nice closeup capture.V.
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