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Sialia sialis
Our spring has been very rainy and wet. Insectivores like bluebirds (2/3 of their diet are insects and invertebrates) have thinner bodies than other birds and don't hold heat as well when their feathers are fluffed up. They can get very soaked (and I imagine disgruntled) when it rains for hours on end.
My yard
Spotted on Mar 19, 2015
Submitted on Apr 26, 2015
4 Comments
Interesting though- it shows the blue as dull brown... Good example of how blue in feathers is NOT a pigment , but rather a result of a special structural element that reflects light as the color blue. Nice!
Awwww! One soggy bird! Lol
Poor/cute little bird
Poor sodden bird. Nice images!