Tuesday, October 19, 2021

They aren't really blue

 A regular customer at the feeders this time of year, but so pretty against the fall leaves.  

The Blue Jay is not loved by all, but I do.

I've heard them called bullies, camp robbers and other derogatory names, but you cannot dispute that they are stunning in their marks and beautiful blue appearance.

"In actuality, though, blue jays aren't really blue. ... In fact, blue pigment is rare in nature. Instead, the pigment in a blue jay's feathers — melanin — is brown, but we perceive it as blue because of a phenomenon called light scattering, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology."





I will say that the Blue Jays fly in like they own the place.  Sometimes the little song birds scatter, but sometimes, they just ignore the jays.

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