This is the very tip of a bluejay feather. Did you know that bluejay feathers are not really blue? That is, they have no blue pigmentation. According to Cornell Lab of Ornithology "Tiny air pockets in the barbs of feathers can scatter incoming light,
resulting in a specific, non-iridescent color. Blue colors in feathers
are almost always produced in this manner"
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