Photographer Captures Incredible Images of Hummingbird’s Wings Gleaming Like Rainbows

Photographer Captures Incredible Images of Hummingbird’s Wings Gleaming Like Rainbows
Rainbow Ballet Courtesy of Christian Spencer
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When professional artist and photographer Christian Spencer saw a black Jacobin hummingbird flitting near his verandah in Rio de Janeiro, he was stunned to see a magical rainbow shining through its wings.

However, the array of beautiful colors wasn’t the result of weather conditions; rather, it was created when the light of the sun diffracted through the wings creating an incredible prism effect.