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Albino individual of black vulture (Coragyps atratus) next to two other vultures with normal coloration. Note the radical contrast in coloration and the absence of melanin in the retina.

Address: Nosara beach, Nicoya, provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Recorded date: 2019/03/25

Credits: José Venegas

Hood Mockingbird
AKA Espanola Mockingbird
Nesomimus macdonaldi
Group of Hood Mockingbirds
engaged in some sort of battle.
All left this scrap seemingly no
worse for the incident
Espanola Island
AKA Hood Island
Galapagos Islands,
Ecuador
20 August 2010

Three shots posted all taken at same time and place. 3rd shot shows one perched on my tripod head when I removed the lens to change lenses.