Hummingbird's Head Plumage (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

Hummingbird's Head Plumage

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The radiant emerald green is a result of the light-refracting nano-structures inside of these feathers. At the same time, their flat, consistently branching structure works to produce the striking metallic sheen. This specimen is from the collection housed in the Institute for Zoology at the University of Bonn in the Poppelsdorf Palace.

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Photo: Georg Oleschinski/Univ. Bonn

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