The blue jay bird is famous for its brilliant blue feathers, but these feathers are not blue. Unlike most other birds, these birds lack blue pigments in their plumage. Blue is not a pigment but an ...

Blue jays are bright blue on top, white or light gray underneath, and have black and white bars on their wings and tail ...

While some plants can produce blue pigments because of anthocyanins, most creatures in the animal kingdom are unable to make ...

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. No, it will be a family of blue jays – often ...

By: Susan Andrews   Snow Storm Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter “Winter is come in earnest and the snow In dazzling splendour – crumpling underfoot Spreads a white world ...