#azure jay

[flyingrowan]

Birds of the Alphabet: A - Azure Jay

A bird that fits its name very well, this jay was incredibly fun to draw.

[guilhernunes]

skeleton + azure jay

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[birdblues]

Azure Jay

[daily-fun-animal-facts]

Azure Jays

It is said that a black crow was on an araucaria tree, when it was scared by the sound of a man trying to take down the tree with an axe. Saddened by the destruction of its home, the crow flew to the sky, when it heard a voice saying that it would be painted with the color of the sky, and be guardian of the trees. And as a guardian of the araucaria trees, even guns would deny fire towards it.

This folklore is based mostly on the habit this bird has to bury araucaria seeds to consume later, helping the spread of the tree across the region, and being considered the greater disseminator of the species.

But above that, it shows the importance the araucaria tree, and the azure jay have to the people of Parana. It is the official symbol of the state (State Law n. 7957 of 1984), it gives name to the highest pize in theatrical arts of Parana (Azure Jay Trophy), and is the symbol of the soccer team Parana Clube.

It also inspired the comicbook superhero O Gralha (the Jay/The Crow), a superhero created by artists of Curitiba.

[cryptids-of-the-world]

The Blue Crow is a large, blue crow found in Brazil. The Blue Crow is described as a crow that has bright blue feathers rather than the typical black feathers seen on other crows; the Blue Crow is also said to be much larger than regular crows as well. It is said that the Blue Crow received a divine message to take care of and protect the forest. People believe that the Blue Crow could actually be an Azure Jay; a common bird found in Brazil.

Art by: Laura Garadedian

[spooky-activity]

Please also draw a picture of Varian turned into a Azure Jay bird with Varian's eyes and hair with a surprised look on his face?

[moved--306389]

Hello everybody this is an appreciation post for azure jays

Look at this big ol' richly-colored corvid

Look at him trying to eat a hugelarge seed, too large

Oh nevermind! He found a freaking donut instead

This one looks like it's really interested in your conversation

And this one is very round :0

Here are some with friends! Borbs of a feather birbing together!

They're pretty much like crows but like, blue?? Hello? What else do you need??

They know how to use tools and everything, they like to play with objects, they're such inteligent friends!

What a goddamn beauty of a birb. 10/10 best boys I love azure jays so much

[gogannas]

@isashi-nigami and her dæmon Bruma, an azure jay 🐦

Isabel, you're awesome, and i love your matching game