Rare white hummingbird visits Mississippi woman's home

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A Mississippi woman has been getting daily visits from a rare, nearly all-white hummingbird.

White hummingbirds can be albino, leucistic, or pied, with leucistic being the most likely type for this sighting.

These birds are considered highly unusual due to rare genetic mutations and low survival rates in the wild.

The lack of normal coloration makes white hummingbirds more visible and vulnerable to predators.

A Mississippi woman initially thought her eyes might be playing tricks on her, but as it turned out, they weren't. She's been getting visits from a very rare hummingbird, a bird that's almost snow white .

"The first day I saw it was Aug. 6," said Nancy Cabaniss of Columbus. "My daughter came over to visit, and we were sitting on the porch ."

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