So, next time you see a blue jay, bluebird, or any blue bird, keep in mind the uniqueness of their feathers — and the complex process that makes them look blue. Next, discover why some rare ...

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

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

The feathers of birds like blue jays and indigo buntings have contain tiny, randomly-arranged structures that scatter light. Certain wavelengths dominate the scattering to create the color that we ...

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.

The blue jay this feather once belonged to was already in the process of gaining a shiny new version of itself. But the time between old feathers and new is hard for birds. They feel bad.

Possessing bird feathers could get a person cooped up in prison. ... the law is not intended to prosecute kids for keeping a Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) feather found in their yard, ...