U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials posted a photo Tuesday of a “rare” natural phenomenon known as a rainbow pool.
"We need to tell you about rare rainbows. The natural phenomenon known as 'rainbow pools' occurs under somewhat unique conditions," USFWS officials said.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceUSFWS said the colorful sheen across the water’s surface is a result of natural oils being released from decaying vegetation or from bacteria breaking down iron in the soil. “These factors, coupled with several days of calm, undisturbed water and just the right angle of sunlight, will result in this seldom-seen phenomenon,” USFWS said.The photo above was taken at theIt’s the largest intact remnant of a vast forested wetland that once covered more than one million acres of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, according to the refuge’s website.
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