Here's one making off with a peanut. Notice the lack of coloration here. The Blue Jay's color is of refraction--not pigment. I wonder if this is why we're missing the blue here?
Monday, January 12, 2009
Blue Jay
A year-round regular at the feeders is the Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata. All the local critters acquiesce to their aggressive manners as well as their warning cries. A blue jay can clear the yard in a moment.
Here's one making off with a peanut. Notice the lack of coloration here. The Blue Jay's color is of refraction--not pigment. I wonder if this is why we're missing the blue here?
Here's one making off with a peanut. Notice the lack of coloration here. The Blue Jay's color is of refraction--not pigment. I wonder if this is why we're missing the blue here?
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