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Cloud iridescence or irisation is a colorful optical phenomenon that occurs in a cloud and appears in the general proximity of the Sun. This was observed in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Imaged by my I-phone.
Transient Common Loon that infrequently visited one of the lakes this year that I like for photography. It would often take me from one end of the lake to the other and was very good at hiding. There were a few days that it let me work in fairly close and I tried to make the most of it. Many of the days I was out this year were pretty overcast. If it is a light overcast that works just fine. Like a big light diffuser.
Pipevine swallowtails seem to be one of the more common of the swallowtail species on our property. I really love when I catch the iridescent blue markings on the wings.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in September 2021
A Bufflehead duck looks striking with its contrasting black and white plumage, but in the right light, the iridescent feathers are stunning.
Odd how the iridescence of the feathers does or doesn't show, depending on the angle of the sun and the viewer.
Hereford, Arizona. Sept. 2024.
Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Today I was shooting the grey heron at Oike until it headed to the far end. There are six other ponds within a 10 minute walk of Oike. However, I seldom visit them as I rarely see herons or egrets at those ponds. However, I remembered seeing an iridescent dragonfly at one of the smaller ponds last year and decided to see if there were any there this year. It's the only place I've ever seen this particular dragonfly. Luckily I was able to find one. It was a bit windy and rather difficult to get a sharp focus.
If anyone can ID it I'd appreciate it.
Baronessa Cali Tarocco Sicilian Blood Orange Shampoo.
If you love the invigorating and refreshing smell of oranges, try hard not to drink this stuff!
For Smile on Saturday
Theme: Shampoo
The drake may well be flashy, but the shimmering Wood Duck hen is serious competition! Such gorgeous, understated elegance… Truly admired at the Pool, Central Park, New York.
Sun is at upper left.
Iridescent clouds are a diffraction phenomenon caused by small water droplets or small ice crystals individually scattering light.
Revision boosts color and contrast a bit.
This is a cropped image from the timelapse: www.flickr.com/photos/79387036@N07/32444435602/in/photost... showing iridescences at the edge of these lenticular clouds.
Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
I'll be busy till Sunday (Japan time). I'll try to catch up with everyone that day. (Unless the rain forecast is wrong, then I'll be outside ;) ) Have a nice weekend!
This day I was shooting the grey heron at Oike until it headed to the far end. There are six other ponds within a 10 minute walk of Oike. However, I seldom visit them as I rarely see herons or egrets at those ponds. However, I remembered seeing an iridescent dragonfly at one of the smaller ponds last year and decided to see if there were any there this year. It's the only place I've ever seen this particular dragonfly. Luckily I was able to find one. It was a bit windy and rather difficult to get a sharp focus.
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The purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) is a small sunbird. Like other sunbirds they feed mainly on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. They have a fast and direct flight and can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird but often perch at the base of flowers. The males appear all black except in some lighting when the purple iridescence becomes visible. Females are olive above and yellowish below.
-Wikipedia
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Southwest Florida
My Front Yard
USA
The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a large icterid which is found in large numbers through much of North America.
Adult common grackles measure from 28 to 34 cm (11 to 13 in) in length, span 36–46 cm (14–18 in) across the wings and weigh 74–142 g (2.6–5.0 oz). Common grackles are less sexually dimorphic than larger grackle species but the differences between the sexes can still be noticeable. The male, which averages 122 g (4.3 oz), is larger than the female, at an average of 94 g (3.3 oz). Adults have a long, dark bill, pale yellowish eyes and a long tail; its feathers appear black with purple, green or blue iridescence on the head, and primarily bronze sheen in the body plumage.
The breeding habitat is open and semi-open areas across North America east of the Rocky Mountains. The nest is a well-concealed cup in dense trees (particularly pine) or shrubs, usually near water; sometimes, the common grackle will nest in cavities or in man-made structures. It often nests in colonies, some being quite large. Bird houses are also a suitable nesting site. There are four to seven eggs.
This bird is a permanent resident in much of its range. Northern birds migrate in flocks to the southeastern United States.
A Common Starling perched on a tree branch with feathers glossed black and a purple and green shine with white spots at Blayney in the Central West, NSW, Australia
Male Rufous Hummingbird, a very unusual visitor to our yard. The rufous hummingbirds do a spring migration through Arizona, but in my 9 years living here, I've not seen one in the Phoenix area. So quite a treat to see this guy at our feeders on Sunday. Wife reported that he was still hanging out on Monday harassing the Anna's Hummingbirds at the feeders. All I saw was a flash of red when I poked my head out the back door after work. Easy to spot vs. the green Anna's that typically inhabit our yard.
According to the Cornell Ornithology Labs, the rufous hummingbird is among the feistiest hummingbirds in North America, chasing off birds twice its size and even challenging Chipmunks. It's a dog eat dog world, I guess
This little Costa’s hummer has been hanging around the neighborhood for weeks! Always a treat to see his luminescence in the setting sun!
Avila Beach, CA
The colour is iridescence due to diffraction of sunlight. The sun is on or close to the horizon some ten-fifteen degrees below and behind the cap cloud.
Beautiful waders these!!
The colours like a magpie are never just plain black and white. First thought and what looks like a flash of khaki on close inspection is a mass off stunning hues of green more beautiful than any jewellery or anything man could make !!
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The neck of a peafowl having chased him through a garden till we both paused in exhaustion.
Iridescence is an optical phenomenon in which hue changes with the angle from which a surface is viewed. It is caused by multiple reflections from multi-layered, semi-transparent surfaces in which phase shift and interference of the reflections modulates the incident light (by amplifying or attenuating some frequencies more than others).
Black overall with greenish iridescence on back. Pale buffy feathers at base of bill. Breeding adults have blue skin on throat. Immatures have buffy breast. Strictly coastal. Dives to capture fish. Thicker bill and neck than similar Pelagic Cormorant.
San Diego Bay, California, USA. January 2012.
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Purple Grackle image from my archives. Photographed in my backyard.
The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a large icterid which is found in large numbers through much of North America.
Adult common grackles measure from 28 to 34 cm (11 to 13 in) in length, span 36–46 cm (14–18 in) across the wings and weigh 74–142 g (2.6–5.0 oz). Common grackles are less sexually dimorphic than larger grackle species but the differences between the sexes can still be noticeable. The male, which averages 122 g (4.3 oz), is larger than the female, at an average of 94 g (3.3 oz). Adults have a long, dark bill, pale yellowish eyes and a long tail; its feathers appear black with purple, green or blue iridescence on the head, and primarily bronze sheen in the body plumage.
The breeding habitat is open and semi-open areas across North America east of the Rocky Mountains. The nest is a well-concealed cup in dense trees (particularly pine) or shrubs, usually near water; sometimes, the common grackle will nest in cavities or in man-made structures. It often nests in colonies, some being quite large. Bird houses are also a suitable nesting site. There are four to seven eggs.
This bird is a permanent resident in much of its range. Northern birds migrate in flocks to the southeastern United States.
this is not actually a rainbow per say... but the rainbow light that sometimes forms near the sun on wispy high cirrus 0r sometimes mid level cumulus clouds. I am not actually sure which one this is but this light is called iridescence... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence ...
a little different I think from the circumhorizontal arc
I am off to work now! stay safe and sane... well the last one is optional of course, when you see the crazy things photographers DO for the shot we have to wonder!
meanwhile, outside it is snowing and sleeting... freezing to the windshield within minutes while you are in the store... and some more of my snow shots made it on KOIN 6 tonight