18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Blue Jay feather
It’s fascinating to know that although this feather appears to look blue to our eyes, it’s really a trick of the light and it’s actually brown. It has no blue melanin, blue is actually a rare color to be found in nature. It’s all smoke and mirrors.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2020 |
| Date Uploaded: | 09.2020 |
| Photo Location: | Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
| Camera: | iPhone X |
| Copyright: | © Lee Ann Clark |