Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Colourful

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Colourful are these Jays, who make Texas their home,
and this Altamira Oriole, also spotted in the Lone Star state:

What can be more colourful than these yellow and purple pansies:

(Lens-Artists Photo Challenge is hosted this week by Tina at Travels and Trifles)

12 thoughts on “Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Colourful”

Rupali says:

November 4, 2018 at 10:16 pm

The birds are so beautiful.

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  November 4, 2018 at 11:28 pm
  
  They really are, thanks.
  
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sgeoil says:

August 28, 2018 at 1:06 pm

Wow, I’ve never seen Jays that colour! Just beautiful.

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 28, 2018 at 2:27 pm
  
  Aren’t they amazing? I didn’t know they existed either until we spent time in Texas.
  
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Colin Hill says:

August 28, 2018 at 12:13 pm

love those birds – real colourful characters!

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 28, 2018 at 2:25 pm
  
  Their character matches their colour too.
  
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Sarah Fine says:

August 28, 2018 at 12:04 pm

Beautiful photos. Love,love,love the colours!!

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 28, 2018 at 2:25 pm
  
  Thanks, Sarah and congrats on your two articles in the SCN Journal.
  
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Tina Schell says:

August 28, 2018 at 11:51 am

Love them all but those first birds are amazing!

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 28, 2018 at 2:24 pm
  
  I agree. The colours are unreal.
  
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Lana Cole says:

August 28, 2018 at 11:24 am

Those green birds are so pretty! I’ve never seen anything like it!

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 28, 2018 at 1:14 pm
  
  Aren’t they pretty?
  
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