<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Why Birds Are The Colors They Are </title> <atom:link href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:44:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title> By: Beth Ann Doerring </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-139058</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Beth Ann Doerring]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:44:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=55967#comment-139058</guid> <description><![CDATA[So if you made a bird like the yellow warbler, eat a totally different diet would it change color? I know with spoonbills and flamingos the more pink shrimp they eat, the pinker they are, the more brown or wit shrimp they eat, the duller they are. Love your easy explanations!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So if you made a bird like the yellow warbler, eat a totally different diet would it change color? I know with spoonbills and flamingos the more pink shrimp they eat, the pinker they are, the more brown or wit shrimp they eat, the duller they are. Love your easy explanations!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Beth Ann Doerring </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-139057</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Beth Ann Doerring]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:43:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=55967#comment-139057</guid> <description><![CDATA[So if you made a bird eat a totally different diet would it change color? I know with spoonbills and flamingos the more pink shrimp they eat, the pinker they are, the more brown or wit shrimp they eat, the duller they are. Love your easy explantions!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So if you made a bird eat a totally different diet would it change color? I know with spoonbills and flamingos the more pink shrimp they eat, the pinker they are, the more brown or wit shrimp they eat, the duller they are. Love your easy explantions!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Laura Culley </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138986</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Culley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:46:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=55967#comment-138986</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138966">Marty K</a>. Yeah, what Marty said!! :-)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138966">Marty K</a>.</p> <p>Yeah, what Marty said!! 🙂</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Hila Wever </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138968</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hila Wever]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 04:11:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=55967#comment-138968</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thanks, I enjoyed the 'science lesson']]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, I enjoyed the ‘science lesson’</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Ed MacKerrow </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138967</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed MacKerrow]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:42:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=55967#comment-138967</guid> <description><![CDATA[Great post Ron, I learned a great deal. It is amazing how the color pigments vary across the species and result in a multitude of colors. I usually think of their coloring as evolutionary results from attracting mates and/or camouflage. Thanks for giving me a new perspective on it. Now when I am staring through the lens at the Northern Flicker waiting to fly, so I can miss the photo (again) of its orange underwing I will have more to think about :-)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post Ron, I learned a great deal. It is amazing how the color pigments vary across the species and result in a multitude of colors. I usually think of their coloring as evolutionary results from attracting mates and/or camouflage. Thanks for giving me a new perspective on it. Now when I am staring through the lens at the Northern Flicker waiting to fly, so I can miss the photo (again) of its orange underwing I will have more to think about 🙂</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Marty K </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138966</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marty K]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:27:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=55967#comment-138966</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sorry I'm so late to the party today. LOVED learning about all the cool ways birds exhibit color. Ain't nature grand? :) These are some of my favorite posts -- fascinating information combined with gorgeous photos.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry I’m so late to the party today. LOVED learning about all the cool ways birds exhibit color. Ain’t nature grand? 🙂 These are some of my favorite posts — fascinating information combined with gorgeous photos.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Charlotte Norton </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138965</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlotte Norton]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 02:27:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=55967#comment-138965</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sensational shoots Ron and interesting info. Always the teacher;>) Charlotte]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sensational shoots Ron and interesting info. Always the teacher;>)</p> <p>Charlotte</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Ron Dudley </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138962</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 22:29:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=55967#comment-138962</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138961">Jorge H. Oliveira</a>. I hope you enjoyed that trip backwards, Jorge. Thanks.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138961">Jorge H. Oliveira</a>.</p> <p>I hope you enjoyed that trip backwards, Jorge. Thanks.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Jorge H. Oliveira </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138961</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jorge H. Oliveira]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 22:26:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=55967#comment-138961</guid> <description><![CDATA[After reading your post I felt like I entered on a time machine back to my school days. I knew that some insects could see ultraviolet light but ignored completely that some birds did it too. Thank you very much for this very interesting lesson.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After reading your post I felt like I entered on a time machine back to my school days.<br /> I knew that some insects could see ultraviolet light but ignored completely that some birds did it too.<br /> Thank you very much for this very interesting lesson.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Laura Culley </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138960</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Culley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 22:17:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=55967#comment-138960</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138958">Ron Dudley</a>. Curiosity is a very good thing to have, Ron! Keeps us young and vital :-)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2018/01/22/why-birds-are-the-colors-they-are/#comment-138958">Ron Dudley</a>.</p> <p>Curiosity is a very good thing to have, Ron! Keeps us young and vital 🙂</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>