Fun fact: Robin’s egg blue became an iconic color thanks to Tiffany & Co.s famous jewelry boxes. Its trademarked, custom Pantone shade is No. 1837, the same year the company was founded.

Shedding Light on Bird Egg Color: Pigment as Parasol and the Dark Car Effect, The American Naturalist 187 (5):547-563 | doi: 10.1086/685780 Why Are Robin Eggs Blue? | @GrrlScientist ...

A clutch of robin eggs shows some variation in intensity of the blue color. (Photo by Gwen Baluss) One interesting thing about robins is the characteristic color of their eggs.

Three robin eggs sit in a nest, plus a double pyramid imposter “egg” placed by researchers. It’s not as uncommon as you’d think for robins to find foreign objects in their nests.

European starlings, an invasive species in the U.S., lay blue eggs often mistaken for those of bluebirds or robins. Unlike native birds, starlings outcompete local species and are not protected by ...

NEW YORK, May 27 (UPI) -- A new study answers the question: Why are robin eggs blue? The answer: sun protection. According to new research, the light blue-green color of bird eggs helps facilitate ...

Professor Mark E. Hauber of New York’s Hunter College, Department of Psychology, wanted to create 3D printed eggs alongside more traditionally handmade bird eggs to study the behavior of robins.