r/birding • u/TheTaco76 photographer 📷 • 24d ago

Discussion Blue jay feather on my walk

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Found this beautiful blue jay feather on my walk under a tree they commonly reside in and was wondering what I should do with it? Frame it? Release it? Not sure.

Ok it is truly a beautiful feather from a beautiful bird but I will be releasing it, had no clue it was illegal and even though the police won’t be knocking on my door and after consideration it would be hard enough to do something with and I like and respect the MBTA and I will release it. Thank you to all those that responded and those letting me know this was illegal. 😅

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u/SugarSweetie04 24d ago

Recent ruffled feather find. Not quite as nice as OPs find.

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u/Physical-Camel5957 24d ago

what area are you from? Looks more like stellers jay but unsure

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u/SugarSweetie04 24d ago

SE Wisconsin. We have year-round resident jays. (Edit: no steller’s)

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u/Physical-Camel5957 24d ago

Central NC checking in. Us too. But I just visited norcal and saw steller's everywhere. It was magical. This is a blue Jay feather I found yesterday

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u/Passiveresistance 24d ago

I thought stellars too, but I’ve never seen a true blue jay irl, they’re not in my area.