Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird‘s feathers is the result of pigment, not a trick of the light. These birds’ emerald green, lime green, chartreuse, or ...

After ruling out diet, scientists discover the secret behind blue feathers lies inside how the feathers are made. Gavriel Jecan / Corbis For decades, scientists have known how birds with yellow or ...

Yellow and red, he says, come from feather pigments — birds’ feathers turn red or yellow as a result of their diet. But the color blue, interestingly enough, differs.

When is a blue bird not blue? The answer to this question is always.There actually is no such thing as a blue bird. To find out why, Smithsonian asked Scott Sillett, a wildlife biologist at the ...

The northern flicker is a common woodpecker in Southeast Missouri. It is known by descriptive names like yellow-shafted woodpecker and yellowhammer and names that mimic the bird's calls like clape ...

Blue jays and cardinals get their vivid hues of blue and red, respectively, in different ways ... Light trickery makes bird feathers blue but not red. By Emily Conover. 10 December 2014 ...

In the 1960s, biologists noticed the yellow tips of some birds' feathers were turning orange. 2:16 The cedar waxwing didn’t have any close relatives with red feathers, so the scientists soon ...

How birds make those colorful feathers is the topic Samantha Rutledge, an LSU Ph.D. student in ornithology, will address this weekend during a “Special Saturday” event at the LSU Museum of ...

Sure, cardinals have red feathers and finches have yellow feathers, but if you ever run across the gleaming, almost metallic-looking blue of an indigo bunting, you won't forget it. The colors ...

image: This photograph shows a collection of green, white, blue, and yellow budgies. view more Credit: Thomas Cooke. When it comes to spectacular displays of color, birds are obvious standouts in ...

Billie Eilish performed her smash hit “Birds of a Feather” from her 2024 album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday night. The multifaceted singer-songwriter and ...

How yellow and blue make green in parrots Date: October 5, 2017 Source: Cell Press Summary: Many brightly colored birds get their pigments from the foods that they eat, but that's not true of parrots.