Bird color explosion

This art is available in the original version in store as well as a print version which can be ordered online. The print edition, off-white, archival museum-quality paper, is uncoated and the superior choice for art enthusiasts who appreciate world-class quality to enjoy artworks most luxuriously.

If you find patches of paint missing from your house, you might just have blue jays to blame. As unusual as it may sound, the jays sometimes hoard chips of paint, usually light-colored paint, to use as a source of calcium in the spring, according to Nature Canada(Opens in a new window). Why do they need calcium? To lay eggs. Many paints contain limestone, which is a good source of calcium.