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Indigo BuntingĀ 

5/22/2013

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Like other blue birds, Indigo Buntings lack blue pigment. Their jewel-like color comes instead from microscopic structures in the feathers that reflect and reflect blue light, much like the airborne particles that cause the sky to look blue.

This image was taken through the window on May 21, 2013.
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