I always thought I'd be a grown up when I grew up

also, the blue jay doesn't have any, but the Eurasian one is sort of pinky(ish) as well. We get the Eurasian here, and it's the same as the one on mainland Europe. I think people think they're blue because it's the blue wing flash that they notice in the autumn when the birds are eating acorns. I've always thought of them as dusky pinky/purple birds.
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