Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “This beautiful white cardinal started visiting my backyard feeders in early winter. I set up a groundblind and waited seven hours ...

You probably know what a cardinal looks like, but we bet you've never seen a "leucistic bird." If you haven't heard the term, you're not alone. This rare mutation "results in a total or partial ...

Observe birds coming and going through a backyard long enough, and eventually you’ll spot one that has partially white or all-white feathers where there should be color. These birds have a genetic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You probably know what a cardinal looks like, but we bet you've never seen a "leucistic bird." If you haven't heard the term, ...

At first glance, my eyes tried telling me a small gull was scouring the grass below our bird feeders. But I couldn't imagine what a gull would find worth eating out there, so I moved toward the window ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When you picture a cardinal in your head, you probably think of a bird with brilliant red feathers and a black face around its bill. Surprisingly though, in rare cases, these birds ...

A leucistic individual may still show some colors, especially red, orange or yellow. Feathers that should be brown or black are pale or white. Birds showing white patches in symmetrical patterns are ...

I got the e-mail in mid-December: a local client saw a surprising, unidentifiable white bird in a flock of robins. His sighting reminded me of a “white-headed sparrow” I saw in Texas that, after more ...