Alamy logo

Bird with many colours Black & White Stock Photos

(6)See bird with many colours stock video clips

Bird with many colours Black & White Stock Photos

Single bird on power line. Lots of free space. minimalistic. Inch Beach, County Kerry, Ireland. Stock Photo
RM2R2GK7F–Single bird on power line. Lots of free space. minimalistic. Inch Beach, County Kerry, Ireland.
Multifacial bird. Creative digital artwork. Stock Photo
RF2F2FHNM–Multifacial bird. Creative digital artwork.
Grayscale shot of a beautiful flock of flying birds over the field Stock Photo
RF2E90D2A–Grayscale shot of a beautiful flock of flying birds over the field
"Startled," by Harrison Weir, in the Exhibition of the Institute of Painters in Water Colours, 1864. Engraving. 'Mr. Harrison Weir's drawing of a blackcock...cunningly keeping near the ground to escape observation, and thus affording less chance of a shot, is a representation which will awaken in the mind of the sportsmen who frequent our northern moors many a recollection of the keenest pleasure, which has, however, often been damped by baffled and disappointed pursuit...It may be remembered that in former times the shooting of black grouse was, by law, fixed to commence on the 20th Stock Photo
RM2WRGWAE–"Startled," by Harrison Weir, in the Exhibition of the Institute of Painters in Water Colours, 1864. Engraving. 'Mr. Harrison Weir's drawing of a blackcock...cunningly keeping near the ground to escape observation, and thus affording less chance of a shot, is a representation which will awaken in the mind of the sportsmen who frequent our northern moors many a recollection of the keenest pleasure, which has, however, often been damped by baffled and disappointed pursuit...It may be remembered that in former times the shooting of black grouse was, by law, fixed to commence on the 20th
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. The Eggs of Birds 459 or erratic motion of the egg that the curious scrawls and blotches upon some eggs are due. The shell is deposited in successive layers, and from the dim, clouded appearance of many colours we judge that the pigment is often partly concealed by the outermost layers of the shell.. Fig. 363.—Nest and eggs of Skimmer, showing the remarkable variation in colour of the eggs in a single nest, heightening their resemblance to pebbles or sea- shells. Occasionally, in the eggs of birds which number only two in a nest, one egg will be almost Stock Photo
RMRE4N4H–. The bird, its form and function. Birds. The Eggs of Birds 459 or erratic motion of the egg that the curious scrawls and blotches upon some eggs are due. The shell is deposited in successive layers, and from the dim, clouded appearance of many colours we judge that the pigment is often partly concealed by the outermost layers of the shell.. Fig. 363.—Nest and eggs of Skimmer, showing the remarkable variation in colour of the eggs in a single nest, heightening their resemblance to pebbles or sea- shells. Occasionally, in the eggs of birds which number only two in a nest, one egg will be almost
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. The Body of a Bird 293 It is generally thought that the fact that, in captivity, Purple Finches and orioles frequently moult into yellow- ish hues, instead of their rightful tints, is due to some change in food. Indeed in many species the bright colours are wholly lacking after a }'ear or two in captivity. But I have transferred a male Purple Finch, which had for several years moulted j-ellow, from a dark cage to one which was exposed to bright sunlight, and in one moult the bird as- sumed his original and normal colour. A more probable ex- ample of th Stock Photo
RMRE4A80–. The bird, its form and function. Birds. The Body of a Bird 293 It is generally thought that the fact that, in captivity, Purple Finches and orioles frequently moult into yellow- ish hues, instead of their rightful tints, is due to some change in food. Indeed in many species the bright colours are wholly lacking after a }'ear or two in captivity. But I have transferred a male Purple Finch, which had for several years moulted j-ellow, from a dark cage to one which was exposed to bright sunlight, and in one moult the bird as- sumed his original and normal colour. A more probable ex- ample of th
Page 1 of 1