Rare Albino Buck Spotted In Northern Wisconsin

A rare albino whitetail deer buck has been spotted and photographed roaming a backyard in northern Wisconsin. Tracy Weese photographed the deer in her backyard in the unincorporated town of Boulder Junction. Albino animals are extremely rare and don’t always make it to adulthood due to their lack of camouflage.

The photos of deer have garnered more than 8,000 shares since they were posted on Monday, with many commenters calling the deer 'majestic' and 'stunning.' Weese clarified that the deer was albino and not a piebald. Piebald or pied animals have a pattern of unpigmented spots on a pigmented background of hair, feathers or scales. Tracy added that the brown spotted on the deer's head was 'from him rubbing his antlers and head on trees when shedding his white velvet.