Picking up the latest issue of Smithsonian magazine, I came across an article which caught my eye. The writer states that scientists have discovered that color of bird’s feathers are obtained by eating certain foods. The pigments contained in the food make their feathers a particular color. Flamingos eat algae and various crustaceans which when combined with their body chemicals produce those lovely pink feathers.
More scientific jargon follows. But the focus of the article was the bluebird. After many years of research, scientists could not quite discover the reason behind those beautiful blue feathers. They came to the conclusion that light generated from the feathers as well as the different shapes and sizes if the air pockets and keratin within the feather make different shades of blue. (Smithsonian magazine, March 2012). I have no doubt this is true.
“Building such precise nanostructures is an exceptional evolutionary feat of engineering……” The conclusion was that the female of the spices would find greater attraction to the male with the bluest feathers!!!
“What if birds, like humans, have a sense of beauty?”
I am not scientist…..but I could have told these scientists who have spent years in this study, that we girls just love a good looking guy! Our God, who created the very intricacies of the animal world, also provided the perfect chemicals within each bird and animal that promotes their well being and existence.
The beauty of our world was created for man’s pleasure and to demonstrate the power of the Creator’s hand. Only “the fool says in his heart, there is no God.” (Psalm 14:1)
So the “science of blue” is no surprise to us. Our perfect God created the perfect world, and although spoiled by sin, we can still behold the wonders of His mighty hand.
AbideLines 