From Julie Maggert
Sometimes, opportunities only come once in a lifetime. Well, I ended up having 4 with this Snowy. I couldn’t help myself and head over one more time. I hemd and hawd all morning about what my chances were going to be to get any better shots of her. You can not rely on nature. She does her own thing when she wants. I had more driving around this time. She made me work for it. She finally perched onto a utility pole early enough with bright, blue skies. I couldn’t be more proud of myself throughout this whole journey. It took a lot of work, time, and stubbornness. Again, she is REAL, no AI, nor color enhancing.
We’ll know after she molts. I can believe any “temporary” dye could be effectively permanent on something as porous as feathers.
It’s clearly not paint, though, and with any luck not toxic for her when she preens.
I will say, it certainly made her striking!
It’s definitely one of a kind and has maybe people fascinated!