Three Shades of Flamingo
by Julie Brugh Riffey
Title
Three Shades of Flamingo
Artist
Julie Brugh Riffey
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Three shades of Flamingos shown wading in water. Flamingo colors vary, this shows three colors. Flamingo feathers obtain their wonderful rosy pink color from pigments in the organisms they eat. The flamingos’ feathers, legs, and face are colored by their diet, which is rich in alpha and beta carotenoid pigments.
Carotenoids in crustaceans such as those in the flamingo diet are frequently linked to protein molecules, and may be blue or green. After being digested, the carotenoid pigments dissolve in fats and are deposited in the growing feathers, becoming orange or pink. The same effect is seen when shrimp change color during cooking. The amount of pigment laid down in the feathers depends on the quantity of pigment in the flamingo’s diet. An absence of carotenoids in its food will result in new feather growth that is very pale; the existing pigment is lost through molting. Flamingos in captivity require a special diet to ensure they preserve their striking colors. Zoos like the San Diego Zoo and Animal Park use special flamingo pellets enriched with pigment. Captive flamingos also require water so that they can eat by pumping water through their bills, as they do in the wild.
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Comments (15)
Deborah Strategier
Julie, The three flamingos! Beautiful! Congratulations on the Best of the Best on WFS Group!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Magnificent flamingo painting, Julie! Congratulations on your Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery BEST OF THE BEST special feature! L/F
Randy Rosenberger
Dear Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group Member, You are to be congratulated on your achievement of getting your beautiful piece of artwork chosen to be featured in our “Best of the Best” section of our homepage. This is truly an honor to be selected for this special feature. If your works are featured, it is always an honor, but this honor is above and beyond what one sees most of the time. It is excellently done and presented and deserves a special place on our homepage. Happy sales to you till we meet again.
Gary F Richards
Magnificent capture, lighting, shading and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest WATER BIRDS
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest BIRDS THAT LOVE WATER
Julie Brugh Riffey replied:
Thanks Gary. I appreciate your support of my work. Thanks for the F/L and vote.
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