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In sizes ranging from the tiny hummingbird to the tall earthbound ostrich or emu, Birds of the world show us color in a huge number of arrangements — 9,000 to 10,000 species to be more exact.
Males mostly do the more vibrant presentations to attract mates, while females are usually muted and earth tone to guard their homes and their eggs, but either way, it seems that birds of a feather have the right idea when it comes to great colors.
A Collection of 18 Beautiful Birds & Their Color Palettes
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 by Olliegirl
We were in Hawaii last month. I’ve seen these birds before, but they always disappear while I’m grabbing my camera! They’re super-quick!…
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by hvhe1
When we were young, my father used to breed these little colorful Mandarin ducks. So, I still have a thing going with ducks. This one was also taken last sunday at the Blijdorp zoo.
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by dailyville
It finally dawned on Floyd the origin of his name. He remembered that unusual lullabye, “Another Brick in the Wall” that his mother used to sing to him and how she would always reassure him when the other flamingos teased him. She’d tell him, “Never be ashamed because your beak is pink, Floyd.”
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by olliegirl
… and he’s very sweet.
This is a very young mustache parakeet, growing up at the Tree Top Bird Center.
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by Will Bragg
Our friends, the Bowers, have an ostentation of peacocks. It took me a little while to get this guy ‘centered’ in my viewfinder. He was so stubborn.
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by hoolebronx
This is about as close as I can get to him (approx 100mm zoom about a foot from his head); I thought about cropping some of the topheaviness but decided it made him look all the more vulnerable and lovable.
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by Kacy Knight
Sadly I wasn’t offered any breakfast cereal.
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by anindya c
Loved these birds, they were stunningly blue and thankfully it was a overcast day.
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by Scotcrow
photo of pretty, nest-building bird who took a personal interest in crapping on my vehicle whenever possible - Caribbean coast of Mexico.
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by walla2chick
I started taking pictures of this colorful guy, and, when I looked at him without the camera in front of me, I noticed that every so often I couldn’t see his eye…
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by Dan X
Lady Gouldian Finch
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by itoshii
Not the best background for a good composition. But its a rare chance to capture this small colorful bird.
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by bonner-oberstufe.d e #2
Brightly colored chicks feed in a pen at Triple D Farm and Hatchery in Palmer, Alaska, Thursday, April 8, 2004. AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester
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velveteen15 Jul, 2007 @ 2:58 PM
colored chicks? those are the cutest things I've EVER seen. :] 
ZicoCario…15 Jul, 2007 @ 3:04 PM
Colored Chicks is the cutest abomination i've ever seen!
Beautiful madness. 
retsof15 Jul, 2007 @ 7:02 PM
If that is too much color, there's always the female black vulture, which is black. The male black vulture is also .... black.
retsof15 Jul, 2007 @ 7:40 PM
There's also a link in the palette to Big Bird Gets It.. 
indiethou…15 Jul, 2007 @ 8:32 PM
Oh, they're all so pretty! It makes me want to go to the zoo and snap some more pictures in the aviary. 
T1misk27 Jul, 2007 @ 12:41 PM
Great nature, great brids and great post. 
Juee14 Jan, 2008 @ 10:51 PM
Simply great i loved all of them 
ladydi16 Feb, 2008 @ 6:49 AM
The colours are amazing. I can't like the coloured chicks though because the dye that makes them those colours will enter their body and hurt them.  You must be logged in to post a comment.  22 Trackbacks So Far... Hooray!
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