Green Jay · The Bird at the Edge of Its Range · Animal Holiday Ornament
Green Jay · The Bird at the Edge of Its Range · Animal Holiday Ornament
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Green Jay. A blue crown, a black mask, a lime-green back, perched on a bare branch and looking like it belongs in a rainforest. It is at a feeder twenty minutes from a shopping mall.
The green jay reaches the northern limit of its whole range in the lower Rio Grande Valley. Below that line it runs down through Mexico; above it, nothing. That accident of geography built one of the great birding destinations in North America - visitors from every continent arriving with long lenses to see a bird that exists nowhere else in the United States. The thornscrub it depends on is some of the most threatened habitat in the state, which makes the jay a mascot and a warning at once.
It is the most colorful thing on any tree it is hung on, and the only one somebody had to travel to find.
Our own ink-and-color drawing, set in crystal so the greens and blues stay saturated under tree lights. Three inches across, which is roughly life size.
For birders, feeder-watchers, Audubon and nature-center members, and anyone with a life list and a spot still open on it. Profits go to hunger relief.
Faceted crystal, three inches across, printed on a white back so the line work reads from across the room on a lit tree. Red ribbon. White or gold gift box, your call at checkout. Ships free anywhere in the U.S.
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