Colorful Herons
Herons can be seen at almost any place where there is water. The big blue heron seen in the picture is the tallest wild bird in North America. Blue herons, whose color is so striking, live alone apart from when they make their nests.
The nesting places where herons congregate are usually in remote hidden areas that are hard for humans to reach. Hank herons, another heron species, have various colors during spring. New colors appear around the bright beaks of the adults only during nesting time.
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Allah created birds in very different colors. We enjoy looking at the eye-catching colors in a bird's feathers. This wide variety of colors in birds is one of the proofs of Allah's marvelous creation. In the Qur’an, Allah relates that it is He Who creates these colors:
Do you not see that Allah sends down water from the sky and by it We bring forth fruits of varying colors? And in the mountains there are streaks of white and red, of varying shades, and rocks of deep jet black. And mankind and beasts and livestock are likewise of varying colors. Only those of His slaves with knowledge have fear of Allah. Allah is Almighty, Ever-Forgiving. (Surah Fatir: 27-28)
- Introduction
- Blind Termites Building Skyscrapers
- Security Measures of Animals
- The Compass in the Ant's Eye
- The Marvelous Co-Operation of the Ant and the Bird
- Little Engineering Birds
- The Heating System of the Winter Moth
- How Do Salmon Find Their Way?
- How Do Fish Live in Water?
- How Do Macaws Know Chemistry?
- Engineering in the Cobweb
- An Interesting Creature: The Nautilus
- The Male Catfish on Duty
- Butterflies That Have a Knowledge of Physics
- Did You Know about Luminescent Creatures?
- Luminescent Underwater Creatures
- The Sleeping Bag of the Parrotfish
- The Skillful Camouflage of the Scorpion Fish
- Interesting Features of Sea Horses
- Dragonflies: Flight Machines
- Secret Shelters in the Seas: Corals
- Life in the Desert
- The Special Cooling System of Gazelles
- The Strength of Woodpeckers
- Cute Squirrels with Big Cheeks
- The Bird with the Longest Wings in the World: the Albatross
- Adornment Artists: Bowerbirds
- Birds Which Lay Foundations for Their Young
- The Powerful Memory of Jays
- The Armored Tanks of the Animal Kingdom
- Migratory Birds That can Fly Even in the Dark of the Night
- Cleaning Workers of the Seas
- The Noisy Cicada
- Cleaner Birds
- Pond Skaters That Walk on Water
- Tenacious Suckerfish
- Walking Fish with Red Lips
- Colorful Herons
- Parakeets That can Survive A Month Without Water
- The Structure of Birds' Feathers
- Birds' Techniques for Gliding
- The Water Bird That Cuts Through the Water Like Scissors
- Cuttlefish Like Jet Engines
- Greylag Geese
- A Matchless Security System
- Conclusion