Blue jay needlepoint patterns

A blue jay perched in profile on a short branch, drawn in several styles; the folk art one shows a pair face to face.

The bird has a pointed crest and a face and throat framed by a dark necklace; in most the wings and a long tail are barred and spotted. All are four inches square on 18 mesh. Where the blues are shaded, lay the threads from the list side by side first. Where the wing and tail are barred, the bars are counted one by one, so keep your place.