Indigo bunting - female
Sep 18, 2018 07:03:15 #
MikeBl
Loc: USA
Indigo bunting - female (Passerina cyanea)
W. Kentucky, USA - 9/15/2018
1/100 sec - f/8.0 - ISO 250
Interesting Tidbit: Indigo Buntings have no blue pigment; they are actually black,
but the diffraction of light through the structure of the feathers makes the male
appear blue. These attractive birds are also found in rural roadside thickets and
along the right-of-way of railroads, where woodlands meet open areas. They are
beneficial to farmers and fruit growers, consuming many insect pests and weed seeds.
~Boreal Birds~
W. Kentucky, USA - 9/15/2018
1/100 sec - f/8.0 - ISO 250
Interesting Tidbit: Indigo Buntings have no blue pigment; they are actually black,
but the diffraction of light through the structure of the feathers makes the male
appear blue. These attractive birds are also found in rural roadside thickets and
along the right-of-way of railroads, where woodlands meet open areas. They are
beneficial to farmers and fruit growers, consuming many insect pests and weed seeds.
~Boreal Birds~
Sep 18, 2018 07:53:52 #
MikeBl wrote:
Indigo bunting - female (Passerina cyanea) br W. K... (show quote)
Thank you for that info, Something I never knew. So if you or I took a picture in the dark, no flash, they wood look black.
Sep 18, 2018 07:58:21 #
MikeBl
Loc: USA
Bill MN wrote:
Thank you for that info, Something I never knew. So if you or I took a picture in the dark, no flash, they wood look black.
Assuming we could, yes. they would not reflect the light which makes them blue.
Sep 18, 2018 11:57:11 #
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