The Ray Bergman Collection – 37) Blue Jay

Ray Bergman Collection — By HatchesMagazine on October 20, 2010 7:47 pm

Tip: Gold tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing: Gold tinsel
Body: Orange floss
Hackle: Orange
Wing: European blue jay *

* On the Blue Jay, Bergman’s wing recipe simply calls for ‘blue jay’ but the appearance of the paintings on this and the jay-winged flies on Plate No. 4 reveal these wing feathers are obtained from the shoulder epaulets of European blue jay wings.

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