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Roaming around a park in Milpitas, California, shooting the iridescent feathers on ducks and pigeons.
Following on the previous post, here is a view of the famous bill of the northern shoveler in action, with a view of a few of the fine projections of the bill (lamellae) that help filter out food. More apparent are the lovely feathers of this big-billed duck.
Gnesta, Sweden
Gonepteryx rhamni lives throughout the Palearctic zone, commonly found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Across much of its range, it is the only species of its genus, and is therefore simply known locally as the brimstone.
The brimstone relies on two species of buckthorn plants as host plants for its larvae; this influences its geographic range and distribution, as these plants are commonly found in wetlands.
The adult common brimstone has sexual dichromism in its wing colouration and iridescence; males have yellow wings and iridescence while females have greenish-white wings and are not iridescent. This iridescence is affected by environmental factors
This image is of a male Tyrian Metaltail with bright green gorget. Females do not have this iridescence, rather a buff throat with green speckling. This species is found mostly at middle elevations in mountainous areas of South America from Venezuela down to Bolivia. This individual was seen at the Ensifera Hummingbird Sanctuary near Cusco, Peru.
Shot taken in the Botanical Gardens at Golden Gate Park.
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My daughter loves glittery things! She gave me these because she couldn't justify buying them for herself, and she thought my camera might like them! Perfect for the Smile on Saturday 'Iridescence' theme!
Pretty spoilt to have these wonderful light shows grace our skies. They were changing really quickly and at times even were even more vibrant than I've caught here. This is cropped a little but other than that no photoshop, the colours really were outrageous! These tight settings help though ... f/16, 1/4000th sec, ISO100 at 70mm.
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Wishing you all a fabulous weekend ahead. Cheers Jane :)
Went for a walk along the Grand Western Canal today and came across this little beauty. Unfortunately she did not like bright bluse inflatable canoes.
Molothrus ater - part of the mixed flock that seemed to take over the hillside and meadow area with the arrival of more spring-like weather
As seems to be the way of late, I find myself plunging headlong towards midnight with a fuzzy and twisted brain, hoping I don't lose my glass slipper on the way to the coach which is about to turn into a pumpkin.
Having gone round and round with this two-pronged theme today, this is finally it. You can guess the two words I chose, no doubt, but I'll tell you anyway just to be crystal clear: Iridescent + Abstract, which equals an obvious choice for me of one of my many found objects - a feather. Australian birds have a habit of being luminously bright, which is convenient. All those reddy oranges and greeny blues and yellowy yellows.
Oh no, the midnight hour approaches so enough babble and on with the rest. HMM everyone!
The plumage of most kingfishers is bright, with green and blue being the most common colours. The brightness of the colours is neither the product of iridescence or pigments, but is instead caused by the structure of the feathers, which causes scattering of blue light (the Tyndall effect).
The kingfishers have long, dagger-like bills. The bill is usually longer and more compressed in species that hunt fish, and shorter and more broad in species that hunt prey off the ground. The largest and most atypical bill is that of the shovel-billed kookaburra, which is used to dig through the forest floor in search of prey. They generally have short legs, although species that feed on the ground have longer tarsi. Most species have four toes, three of which are forward-pointing.
The irises of most species are dark brown. The kingfishers have excellent vision; they are capable of binocular vision and are thought in particular to have good colour vision. They have restricted movement of their eyes within the eye sockets, instead using head movements to track prey. In addition, they are capable of compensating for the refraction of water and reflection when hunting prey underwater, and are able to judge depth under water accurately. They also have nictitating membranes that cover the eyes to protect them when they hit the water; the pied kingfisher has a bony plate which slides across the eye when it hits the water.
Réalisé le 09 décembre 2017 sur les terrains du Gamboa Rainforest Resort, Panama.
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Taken on December, 9th / 2017 on the Gamboa Rainforest Resort grounds, Panama.
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Something About A Bird: Corvid Iridescence
One of the things we humans appreciate so much about birds is their colors. Of the animals we most commonly encounter, they’re the most visually interesting. They’re bigger than insects, they’re not confined to water like fish, and they’re more colorful than mammals. And we seem to especially appreciate the bright and shiny, which is a preference we share with certain wearers of iridescence: the crows, jays, and magpies, or corvids.
Iridescence is the term for when something appears to change color as the angle changes. Usually it’s caused by differences in the layers of material that affect the bending of light. It’s in oil slicks and soap bubbles, and it’s also in bird feathers, where it’s a feature of tiny microstructures in the feathers that work to bend the light in interesting ways.
Ravens and crows tend to be described as having “glossy” feathers, and that’s also an effect of the iridescence, amplifying the play of light on the feathers and making them appear almost metallic.
This is the most iridescence I've ever captured in a Raven's feathers. The sun was very bright and low in the sky - and the bird turned in just the right direction to 'catch' the light.
A female Anna's Hummingbird coming in hot, and applying the breaks :) I love the iridescence when the sun hits the Anna's just right, and the sound of their wings when they give you a fly-by!
Starlings often take over Gila Woodpecker nests in saguaro cacti after the woodpeckers are done. This starling was singing up a storm as it poked its head out of the nest entrance. I like the iridescence of these guys.
This male ebony jewelwing damselfly was surprising in its cooperation with our photoshoot. It stayed close and changed position often to show off the iridescence which separates it from other damselflies. It must have liked its image in the lens; couldn't have been the two females close by and the multitude of little bugs flying around.
Taken in Kent Gardens Park, Virginia.
Shimmering Iridescence.
Glossy Ibis usually look fairly drab, but in the right light they shine in rainbow colored iridescence. Taken at Ocean City, NJ.
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Taking a break to do some preening. Just fun watching and enjoying nature's colors at The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ. Sept. 2020
It's that time of year when starlings are putting on their fantastic displays but starlings are beautiful birds on their own. They may look like simple black birds from afar but up close they have a myriad of colours in their feathers caused by an oily iridescence, it makes their latin name, Sturnus vulgaris, seem a bit unfair
I always thought something wasn't quite right about this shot, thought I can't quite pin down what . . .
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This pair of Purple Martins were photographed at a "Martin hotel" in the Celery Fields preserve near Sarasota, Florida.
Purple Martins, the largest commonly-found member of the swallow family, nest almost exclusively in nesting boxes or large "hotels" with many nesting units. This dependence on humans for adequate nesting sites dates back to the earliest colonists who observed hollowed out gourds used by Native Americans to house Purple Martins.
As they are adept fliers, Purple Martins spend most of the day in the air, feeding on insects like bees, wasps, flying ants, and other flying insects.
Life Bird Photograph #234.
A noisy, sometimes annoying bird, the Common Grackle exhibits a beautiful iridescence in bright sunlight.
This one was seen drinking from water trickling amid the rocky feature at Celery Fields, Florida.
The female Black-throated Mango sports a pronounced black stripe that extends from the throat all the way down the belly, set off with white borders and then iridescent green. This individual was at the Jardin Encantado in the small town of San Francisco, not far west of Bogota, Colombia, South America.
Best quality of iridescence and cleanest reflection of my floating in the wind bubble pics. Last of series. Will be back to it after I recover from knee surgery. Happy shooting my friends! This one is Kaeli's.
These birds are disliked because of their habit of laying their eggs in the nest of others, but they are quite stunning… Seen near Nutter’s Battery, Central Park, New York.
A female Anna's hummingbird on an approach vector for one of our feeders. Our feeders are quite busy. There must be dozens of hummingbirds that enjoy our Nectar Pub. Some hang out in our trees, others feed and buzz off to other places. All quite entertaining to a simple man like me.
With limited time today it was into the garden for some wings! This fly obliged by catching the sunlight with its wings
Happy Wing Wednesday!
For the Smile on Saturday challenge: "Iridescent"
I had a real problem trying to capture the fleeting iridescence of these, my favourite Christmas decorations. They have such subtle changes of colour as they sway in the breeze and catch the light. Eventually I decided that a dark background could catch more than sunlight. I'm not sure I managed...
HSoS ;o)
and HCS too!!
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I captured this male Allen's Hummingbird in San Marcos while visiting. I was very fortunate to get most of the iridescence on his gorget which would be black otherwise as they turn their neck and the light is different. This was a new bird for me since we only had the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in my previous home of Maryland and I had a week to see these as well as the Anna's.
Taken 11 February 2018 in San Marcos, CA.
A Tree Swallow sparkling in the morning sun while perched atop its bird house at Sunfish Pond.
Tachycineta bicolor at the Morton Arboretum.
Another cold morning (19°F,) so I did some more experimentation with frozen bubbles. I read somewhere that it needs to be colder outside than this (like 4°F) but I found if I work with a cold surface that the bubbles will freeze. Also, I added a little sugar to the bubble solution as I read that it helps with the formation of the crystals. If anyone else is playing along, I'd love to see what you are creating.