Living Color
July 7th, 2014
Some photos that I didn't get around to posting before.
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Blue Jays don't get their colors from pigment, but from the way their feather structures refract light. (In other words, if you crush a blue jay feather down to powder, it won't be blue anymore!) They can look amazing when the light strikes them just the right way. View at full res to appreciate--you can actually see a moire pattern on his tail.
A breeding Red-Winged Blackbird in the Nortel wetland, photographed earlier this year.
Birdsfoot trefoil. I think this very common wildflower brightens the landscape even better than dandelions.
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A pair of foraging Willet sandpipers. This one goes back to our Cape Hatteras vacation in summer 2012.
July 7th, 2014
Some photos that I didn't get around to posting before.
1680x1050 wallpaper
Blue Jays don't get their colors from pigment, but from the way their feather structures refract light. (In other words, if you crush a blue jay feather down to powder, it won't be blue anymore!) They can look amazing when the light strikes them just the right way. View at full res to appreciate--you can actually see a moire pattern on his tail.
A breeding Red-Winged Blackbird in the Nortel wetland, photographed earlier this year.
Birdsfoot trefoil. I think this very common wildflower brightens the landscape even better than dandelions.
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A pair of foraging Willet sandpipers. This one goes back to our Cape Hatteras vacation in summer 2012.
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Mike
July 8st, 2014 at 8:00 am
Nice catches... glad you had these in reserve! The Blue Jay and Willets are my faves.
Mustang Sallie
July 10th, 2014 at 10:56 pm
I love the wildflower photo. I remember seeing them during my visit there. So pretty!