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We've all heard of a "white whale." Believe it or not, Huntsville may have its own version of that.

It's a lot smaller, a lot quicker and a lot cuter.

The story starts on a foggy, drizzly October morning at the overlook on Monte Sano.

"We don't have the ideal day with the rain," said Carolyn Cavender Alexander.

She's on the hunt, looking for her next target.

"Most of them have migrated south now," she said.

Alexander's not hunting the way most Alabamians do. Instead, she's hunting with her camera.

"There's been very few days where I have not gone out and used this camera," Alexander said.

There's something special she's looking for on this Monday morning.

"He is a fast little fella," she explained. "As soon as he sights you, away, he goes!"

That "little fella" is a red-eyed, snow-colored squirrel, appropriately named Monte.

"I think the general consensus, with the red eyes, is that he is albino," Alexander said.

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é asked the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources if Monte really is albino. And, just like Alexander thought, they said those red eyes gave it away.

Alexander has spotted her furry friend a few times. On Monday, we joined her to see if we could get just as lucky.

Lo and behold, as we were setting up to get video of her perfecting her photography skills, Monte decided to make an appearance.

"Come on sweet, boy," Alexander said as she snapped photos. "Come on, sweet Monte."

There he was, chowing down on some nuts and storing others for the winter — posing for the cameras all along.

"Who would've believed he would've made an appearance for you, Luke," Alexander asked after Monte scurried into the woods.

Like all of our "Alabama Originals," Monte is special. Only 1 out of every 100,000 squirrels is born albino. Experts said those actually born white don't last long, because their pure color makes them easy targets for predators.

But we're happy to say that so far that Monte is doing just fine.

"He's good at elusion," Alexander said.

This isn't Monte's first time on Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, either.

AlexanderÌýsent us some pictures of him through the Facebook group "." We used them on air using #ATBWAAY31.

To see other "Alabama Originals," click HERE. If you have an idea for an "Alabama Original," email Luke at lhajdasz@waaytv.com.