Since I was a child I have been in the habit of collecting little pieces of nature. I have collected a whole basket of heart shaped rocks not to mention a boat load of other rocks I found interesting. I have a giant beetle and a dragonfly that are still iridescent. Sometimes I will spot a flash of color and be rewarded with a brilliant feather. Flickers and Steller's Jays are common in the northern Rocky Mountains and I have collected their feathers too; one brilliant orange the other deepest blue. Which one do you like the best? What do you like to collect?
Flicker Feather
A single orange feather rests on a blanket of sparkling snow.
Flicker Feather, Northern Colorado
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Jay Feather
A single blue feather rests on a blanket of sparkling snow. Steller's Jay Feather, Northern Colorado
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