Indigo buntings don’t really have blue pigment in their feathers. Their brilliant color is caused by light refracting off the microscopic structures on their feathers.
Photo: Indigo bunting courtesy of Evangelio Gonzalez/Creative Commons.
Friday, May 8, 2015
Indigo Bunting
From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region:
Indigo buntings don’t really have blue pigment in their feathers. Their brilliant color is caused by light refracting off the microscopic structures on their feathers.
Photo: Indigo bunting courtesy of Evangelio Gonzalez/Creative Commons.
Indigo buntings don’t really have blue pigment in their feathers. Their brilliant color is caused by light refracting off the microscopic structures on their feathers.
Photo: Indigo bunting courtesy of Evangelio Gonzalez/Creative Commons.
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