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	Blue Feather Tours : Sedona, AZ
		Blue Feather Tours is owned and operated by a woman.
		Blue Feather has Reservations for lunch with fine dining right on the Rim, dress casual.
		Blue Feather Tours is the only Sedona company with keys to this privately owned buffalo ranch, the largest petroglyph site in the state.
	www.bluefeathertours.com (497 words)

	What do bluebirds and oil slicks have in common?
		Blue feathers and blue sky are both the product of the interplay of light with the structure of materials found in the two, Prum said.
		That is, neither is blue because of pigment, as jeans are.
		They found that the bubbles in the feather barbs are too close to each other for the feathers' blueness to be a product of the scattering of blue light waves, as in the case of the sky.
	www.news.ku.edu /1998/98N/NovNews/Nov5/birds.html (730 words)

	Blue Feathers on Fire - Welcome
		IN THIS WEEK'S BLUE FEATHERS ON Office workers, town goers and market traders alike were besieged today by a lunatic.
		Employees of TelCom, scene of the first incident (map left), earlier spoke of their experiences of the man. They tell of unusual banging sounds emanating from an office lift, after which the door opened to reveal the peripatetic frame of a turbulent man...
		Blue Feathers on Fire: Surreal comedy, jokes, humour sure to keep hunger locked up till lunch.
	www.bluefeathersonfire.co.uk (341 words)

	Schemochromes.
		When a blue feather is observed under a powerful microscope, the surface layer of keratin appears cloudy or milky due to the presence of small air cavities.
		Blue feathers can also lose their blue coloring when placed into a liquid with a particular optical density, such as balsam, that fills the air cavities in the feather structure, thereby preventing reflection of blue light.
		Unlike iridescent feathers, blue feathers remain blue to the observer when the feather is rotated in relation to the light source whereas the coloring of iridescent feathers will vary and then become fl as the angle of the light shifts.
	research.amnh.org /users/nyneve/blue-feathers.html (1073 words)

	Young Naturalists - The Nature of Feathers: Minnesota DNR
		On many feathers, such as flight and tail feathers, each barb has small barbules and even smaller barbicels with hooklets, tiny parts that interlock to keep the surface of the feather smooth and weatherproof.
		Feathers are some of the lightest but strongest materials in nature.
		Blue jays look blue, but their feathers have no blue pigment.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /young_naturalists/feathers (1664 words)

	Hinterland Who's Who - Blue Jay
		The Blue Jay’s crest position, when erected, is emphasized by a fl band that crosses over the back of the head, a continuation of the broad band or necklace across the chest.
		The Blue Jay occupies a variety of habitats within its large range, from the pine woods of Florida to the spruce fir forests of northern Ontario.
		In winter, Blue Jays commonly carry away food from a feeding station, especially bread and sunflower seeds, to be hidden under trees and shrubs and eaten later.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?id=30 (1850 words)

	Blue Grosbeak
		Blue Grosbeak: This bird breeds from California, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, and New Jersey southward and winters in the tropics.
		Blue Grosbeak: Three to four pale blue eggs are laid in a loose cup of grass, weed stems, and leaves concealed in a clump of weeds.
		Blue Grosbeak: The diet consists mostly of insects and seeds gleaned from the ground but some fruit may contribute to the diet. Flocks are formed after breeding and the birds sometimes feed in grainfields or grasslands before migration.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/207/_/Blue_Grosbeak.aspx (777 words)

	Clan Blue Feather - FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		He has the names of all blue feathers that have attended Pennsic and/or have volunteered to be contacts in their respective kingdoms.
		The primary reason for the establishment of Blue Feather, and for its continued existence is education: to encourage and facilitate research on homosexuality in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and to teach other members of the Society about homosexuality in the Current Middle Ages.
		The Guild of the Blue Feather is primarily a research arm of the Clan.
	www.bluefeather.org /bf-faq.html (1615 words)

	Exotic Feathers for Classic Salmon Fly Tying
		Blue, white, and brown ear pheasant are usually in stock depending upon our own birds and those we buy from domestic breeders.
		Junglecock is probably one of the most used feathers for all kinds of flies in the past 200 years.
		The Long Hackle feathers are used for both Trout/Salmon Streamers and for saltwater flies or such fish as stripers, bluefish, bonito, and kings.
	castlearms.com /feathers.html (819 words)

	AGE AND PLUMAGE COLOR IN FEMALE TREE SWALLOWS
		Brown females often have faint green iridescent tips to the brown feathers and many have scattered feathers or patches of feathers which are bright iridescent blue-green, commonly on the crown, upper back, wing coverts, or upper tail coverts.
		Many Blue females are easily categorized as they are in bright blue-green plumage which is indistinguishable from that of males; but some have a few feathers lacking blue-green iridescence, usually on the forehead and sometimes on the nape or elsewhere.
		Blue upper parts (>90-100% surface of upper parts of body plumage blue-green; remainder of upper parts brown or brown lightly tinged with green.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/JFO/v054n03/p0312-p0318.html (3966 words)

	The Feathers Site - everything about feather magic
		Feathers used for magical undertakings are mainly determined by the energy which is brought into the feather by the magician him/herself through concentration and thought.
		Blue Jay feathers are valued as bringer of light and joy and are said to have the ability to brighten up even the darkest places.
		Feathers are also used by magicians in their conjuring and vanishing tricks.
	www.geocities.com /felicitax/Magic.htm (721 words)

	LITTLE DARLINGS: Blue-headed Pionus / parrot / Pionus menstruus
		The lower breast feathers are green with a slight brown colour edged with blue, giving them the appearance of purplish blue colour.
		The primary flight feathers are blue on the outer edge.
		The outer tail feathers are a royal blue.
	mylittledarlings.homestead.com /blueheadedpionus.html (518 words)

	Naturally Occurring Blues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Blues and reds are very evident in nature, arising in places as subtle as the feathers of birds and as grand as the Blue Ridge Mountains.
		The structural blues are called Tyndall blues, honoring John Tyndall’s research in the area of structural coloring.4 An over-lapping pattern of barbs and barbules is predominant in the feathers of modern birds.
		The red feather is turned permanently white, while the blue feather will become blue again once it dries.4 Below is the image of a Mountain Blue Bird and a diagram of reflective feather stucture.
	www.sewanee.edu /chem/chem&art/Detail_Pages/ColorProjects_2004/Worthington/Worthington.htm (1113 words)

	Finches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Their feathers are fluffy, showing no baldspots, their bodies still so tiny and at the same time all in balance - the tails and wings in just the right dimensions to allow them to easily perch and even fly and land at the place for which they aimed.
		His feathers are turning a different shade of blue and his body is now nearly the length and breadth of a full-grown adult.
		He is sprouting blue feathers on his head, slowly changing from that baby brown to a distinctly different blue.
	www.equijourneys.com /finches.html (2909 words)

	Amazon Pics pickaparrot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		In addition to a yellow head and random yellow feathers, the inside of the Yellow Head's thighs are also yellow, and pretty red feathers are generally seen in the bend of the wing, also mixed with yellow.
		Blue and red feathers populate lushly under the wings, with yellow tail feathers sticking out in a splash of vibrant color.
		The secondary feathers of the wings are seen in a striking violet blue, with red-wing speculum seen on the first five feathers.
	www.pickaparrot.net /AmazonPics.html (3802 words)

	Life Paths, Spirit of Great Blue Heron, Animal Totems & Earth Medicine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		As a member of the Stork family, these large birds are distinctive in appearance in part due to their blue feathers which can range in color from a dusky slate-grey to a deep blue.
		Their blue feathers are also a feature that distinguishes them from other members of the Crane family.
		Like all members of the Stork family, Blue Heron utilizes these elongated limbs to wade through the marshes and swamplands that constitute their natural environment, in search of the food that swims in the water or crawls along the spongy banks.
	wolfs_moon.tripod.com /BlueHeronTotem.html (1693 words)

	Hinterland Who's Who - Blue Jay
		The Blue Jay has a crest of feathers on its head that it raises or lowers according to its mood.
		During this moulting, or feather-shedding, period Blue Jays may be seen anting, a term referring to a bird using ants or materials that the ants expel from their bodies for preening, or tidying their feathers.
		The fact that the Blue Jay sometimes preys on the young of other birds is no cause for its condemnation, for this bird plays a role in keeping bird populations, as well as some insect pests, under control.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?cid=7&id=30 (1850 words)

	Blue Jay
		The blue color of the Blue Jay is a structural color that results from the reflection of blue light from the feathers.
		The facial markings of the Blue Jay are a pattern of off white, a fl band that circles the head, and a violet blue crown and crest.
		Flight feathers are replaced sequentially and symmetrically (the same feather is replaced at the same time on each wing).
	www.wbu.com /chipperwoods/photos/jay.htm (499 words)

	ADBS Color/Variety descriptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Unexposed portion of feather is a creamy brown shading to slate..
		PLUMAGE: Bluish white, each feather barred across with irregular light and dark bars; the light and dark bars to be nearly equal in width and to extend throughout the length of the feathers and into all sections of the plumage; shade and depth of color to register the same throughout.
		The light bars of the female are about one half the width of the dark bars and to extend throughout the length of the feathers and into all sections of the plumage; shade and depth of color to register the same throughout.
	www.dutchbantamclub.com /colors.html (2993 words)

	NatureWorks - Great Blue Heron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The great blue heron is the largest heron in North America.
		The female great blue heron lays three to seven eggs on a shallow platform made of sticks and twigs and lined with soft material.
		The great blue heron migrates in the fall, although some stay in the northern part of their range.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/greatblueheron.htm (331 words)

	News in Science - Birds go wild for sex in blue love shacks - 15/04/2004
		This means males have to be skilled in decorating their bowers as well as performing the courtship dance, so they have a chance to mate as much as possible, the researchers wrote in today's issue of the journal Nature.
		Blue feathers and bits of plastic are often found decorating their bowers, u-shaped structures male birds build from sticks as a stage for their courtship display and a haven for females.
		To prevent males from stealing their neighbours' blue objects, the researchers fixed the tiles and strands with screws and glue.
	www.abc.net.au /science/news/stories/s1087817.htm (434 words)

	Mutations of the Swift parakeet
		When the wings are spread, the blue feathers on the bend of the wing are formed by the central primary wing coverts.
		The presence of blue feathers indicates that the feathers are of the structural type.
		But, in fact, the wild bird does not have any sky blue feathering (only cobalt and violet) and, because the overall gloss to the green feathers has a violet tinge, I suspect that that the spongy zone has a violet interference, instead of the normal blue interference that we find in most birds.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/clivehesford/dirk/swift01.html (1481 words)

	Land of Vos - A Blue Jay Summer by Carolyn Swicegood. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Blue Jays in the wild hide and bury seeds and acorns for leaner times to come, planting many trees in the process.
		He was a happy feathered camper as he eagerly gulped down the winged and wiggly insects caught lovingly just for him.
		They had raised a Blue Jay baby after it fell from a nest near their Winter home and had brought it with them to the mountains at the beginning of Summer.
	www.landofvos.com /bluejay/bluejay.html (2041 words)

	The "ICE" Box Antiques - Hats, Shoes, Apparel
		The material is blue velvet and the body of the hat has teardrop faux pearls and prong set rhinestones covering it.
		Turquoise feathers cover the under part of the brim and fl feathers cover the top.
		All the decorations & feathers are covered with blue netting and the inside is a blue cloth over a wire frame.
	www.icecricket.com /WEAR.html (733 words)

	The Myth of the Tyndall Effect
		The sky is blue because of molecules of gas and other particles that scatter light waves at the blue end of the colour spectrum.
		He also found it very interesting that the blue colour produced by the spongy structure of Cotinga visually is indistinguishable from that of Agapornis.
		There is overwhelming evidence that the blue colour seen in feather barbs of several bird species including the Budgerigar is produced by interference rather than Raleigh scattering (Tyndall).
	www.euronet.nl /users/hnl/tyndall.htm (666 words)

	Bluebird and the Coyote
		On the fourth morning it shed all its feathers and came out in its bare skin, but on the fifth morning it came out with blue feathers.
		He was so proud to be a blue coyote that when he walked along he looked about on every side to see if anyone was noticing how fine and blue he was.
		He was not watching the road, and presently he ran into a stump so hard that it threw him down upon the ground and he became dust-coloured all over.
	www.indians.org /welker/bluebird.htm (317 words)

	Tiel Breeders - Basic Genetics
		If it also receives the gene for blue feathers from the other parent, it will almost certainly have blue feathers and be "homozygous" (both the same) for that trait.
		BUT it is heterozygous (different genes) for that trait, having the gene for blue on one DNA strand and the gene for green on the other.
		Thus two green birds could produce a blue chick if both are heterozygous (called "split to") for that trait, and this is why it is important to know the genetics of your birds.
	www.geocities.com /tielbreeders/articles/basicgen.html (1091 words)

	The Science Behind Blue Feathers
		There are even a few that are blue wannabes - great blue heron (they are about as blue as one of those blue tick pointer dogs).
		This is where the feather does its absorbing and reflecting of light.
		There isn’t a single blue feather in the bird world, but thanks to physics, there are plenty of blue-looking birds.
	www.birdwatchersdigest.com /site/backyard_birds/myths/blue_feathers.aspx (773 words)

	Blue Birds - Birds with Blue Feathers - Birding
		The bluebird is the best known bird with blue feathers, but there are many other birds that also share this gorgeous color.
		The Blue Jay is one of the more common birds in the US, and easily identifiable.
		With its large body, its bright blue feathers and its loud voice, this bird can be drawn by quite a variety of food.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art24489.asp (179 words)

	Cladistics -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		feather-color may be blue in one species, but red in another).
		Thus we might say that "red feathers" and "blue feathers" are two character states of the character "feather-color."
		After recording many character states, the researcher then decides which ones were present before the last common ancestor of the group of species (symplesiomorphies) and which were present in the last common ancestor (synapomorphies).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cl/cladistics.htm (1661 words)

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		Anyone may be a member of the "Blue Jay Feathers." Membership if free and open to anyone, in the world who is in sympathy of the above stated purposes.
		The Blue Jay Feathers club is designed to be a fun and educational social organization where anyone who is interested in birds and nature can join in and share their thoughts and experiences.
		This is particularly important at a time when bird populations are dwindling, being decimated by the West Nile virus, indiscriminate usage of pesticides and herbicides, deforestation and a general disregard for preserving the environment and its wildlife.
	www.byteland.org /naturalist/bluejayfeathers (1332 words)

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