The critters, besides myself, may have been feeling a little blue this morning since it started out wet, cold and gray, but some birds really show the blue like these Indigo Buntings. The males actually lack blue pigment and their color comes from microscopic structures in the feathers that reflect blue light. I had three males at the feeder at one time but I didn’t see any females (who are probably sitting on the nest) and aren’t as noticeable in their brown color. An interesting fact is that they migrate at night using the stars as navigation.
Male Indigo Buntings
