What's in a blue jay feather? As it turns out, less color than you'd think. We asked an expert to explain why blue jay ...

Despite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the genus corvidae, the same as crows and ravens. These birds are typically 9 to 12 inches long from beak to tail and weigh under 3.5 ...

Blue jays (recognizable by their blue, black, and white feathers. Unlike most blue birds, which exhibit sexual dichromatism, male and female blue jays share the same bright colors. This North ...

Naturally is a column written by a rotating cast of experts at the NJ Audubon. Within the past two months, I’ve had two ...

Feathers on a Blue Jay are mostly blue, with a touch of white on the tip, while a black horizontal pattern breaks up the blue a bit, depending on where the feather came off of the bird.

SINCE HE’S A BLUE JAY, HE NEEDED A NAME THAT START WITH LIKE BLUE. SO THAT’S WHY WE CAME UP WITH THE NAME BLUEY. ... Meet “Bluey” the bird, whose name came from his feathers.

Again, I hear the blue jay cry, this time a bit closer. Knowing the biology of these birds, I understand it won’t be just one bird traveling alone ...

SINCE HE’S A BLUE JAY, HE NEEDED A NAME THAT START WITH LIKE BLUE. SO THAT’S WHY WE CAME UP WITH THE NAME BLUEY. ... Meet “Bluey” the bird, whose name came from his feathers.

How birds make those colorful feathers is the topic Samantha Rutledge, an LSU Ph.D. student in ornithology, will address this weekend during a “Special Saturday” event at the LSU Museum of ...

Blue jays were one of the birds that were named as a favorite bird of Nature Day Campers at Chippewa ... They do have the most beautiful blends of blue and striking contrasting feather ...

Visitors from abroad always have blue jays on the top of their American birding wishlists, and are surprised that they are common, backyard birds. Boisterous, but lovely to behold. Jays are in the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This finished blue jay is one of the ...