Prismatic and metallic tones: blue, gold and glossy black, are the structural colours.

From The Coloration of Feathers by Ruth Fainlight

[Krista Marson]

quietly zen

[CristinaL]

@blueberry1222 Thank you!

[Helen Jane]

the fine detail in the feather isn't apparent at first - it looks almost like solid metal, and then all the little separations in the feather start to show.

[CristinaL]

@helenhall Yes. For this one, I found the image and had to find the appropriate poem afterwards.