Colorful, Exotic Birds of Plumage

Now if this photo doesn't catch your attention for color,

I'm not sure what will! I wanted to do a post on color

inspirations from birds. For two weeks prior to Easter

every year, the Triple D Farm and Hatchery in Alaska

sells a few hundred of these colorful chicks. The owner

says a non-toxic dye is injected into the eggs of a variety

of chicken breeds before they are hatched. This causes

their down fur to be colored. As they grow, the color

disappears.

What actually set me off on this hunt for colorful

birds was Annechovie's great post on color she

titled "Color Chutzpah." If you haven't seen this

post, you must hop over to check it out. Among

her selection of photos was the above bird. I was

just fascinated with the colors on this bird. The bird

is called a Lilac breasted roller from South Africa.

I never knew that birds came in pastel colors.

Absolutely gorgeous!

Brings a whole new depth to the color of aqua.

Speaking of aquamarine, how are these lamps

for inspiration compared to this beautiful bird?

The very pastel Pink Flamingo.

The crest is so pretty on this bird. It's like a lady wearing

a very pretty hat - it's probably male though.

This bird's color palette reminded me of Nicky Hilton's

breakfast room.

Quite an unusual color combination

if I must say so myself.





This bird is absolutely stunning! It made made me think

of hot rods and flames!

And of course, the arrogant but breathtaking peacock

in all it's splendour. It definitely has a reason to be

arrogant as does the queen below whose dress was

inspired by the bird above.

Aren't colors in nature and birds just genius?

All photos from the Taipei Times, Good Night Stories,

Wild Birds, Flickr, Google Images, and Colour Lovers.