Color Brightening

You know how they put  brighteners in the tooth paste? Well I think Mother Nature does the same thing with birds at this time of year...

Mr. Cardinal's feather color seems to pop ...

 Their friends the gold finches have changed from their muddy tan into a vibrant yellow...and the chickadee's neutrals even appear starker. Ah, now I get it - Maybe the reason for all these grey skies is to insure we notice just how spectacular their color really is.

Have a great week my little chick a dees from the End of the Rainbow Valley...