Birds receive their colors thanks to the pigments in their genetic makeup. All living creatures owe their coloring to pigmentation within their DNA. Even humanity owes our hair and skin color to ...

But do colors have the same effect on birds? Are there colors that will attract more birds to your garden, and when planning the flowers and decor in your garden, should you take color into account?

We, and future scientists, can learn about that because the colour of the preserved feathers doesn't change over the years. The specimens are waiting in a drawer to be looked at.' Unlike mounted birds ...

"People [could be using] paintballs to colour the birds as a way of deterring them because often they're pests," Dr Aplin said. "The second hypothesis is it could be agricultural spray dye." ...