Caption

Leucism... white barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), fledged young bird with a genetic defect that prevents the colouring of the plumage, colour formation in the feathers, no albinism, rare freak of nature, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Jun 17, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A95_330

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23.2Mb (623.2Kb) / 7.8in x 11.6in / 2327 x 3491 (300dpi)

Keywords

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