This is a set of three Blown Glass Birds. Each Bird is 5 inches long. The Green and Gold Glass Birds are made in China as part of the Christmas By Krebs Ornament Collection. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas. The Glass Birds have dark emerald green bodies with gold glitter accents on the wings. The heads are copper with black eyes and beaks. The tails are fluffy dark brown and ivory colored Bird feathers, very much like the elongated, slender tail feathers of swallows. They have tiny black eyes and gold clips for easy attachment to any branch on your tree. Select this link to view our Blown Glass Birds.

Bird Feathers.
Feathers are the most characteristic feature of a Bird and are mainly made of Keratin. Feathers are light, waterproof and trap air to slow heat loss, making them perfect insulators. They are also used for flight and maneuvering. Select this link to view our Christmas Ornament Sets.
The color of a Birds feathers are useful as camouflage and also in courtship and mating. Melanin is just one of the pigments used to form colors in Bird feathers and is responsible for black and the brown colors. Select this link to view our Ornament Storage Boxes.
Feathers grow from a special ring of cells which produce a series of rings of cells that form a tube. One side of the tube is thickened and the other side is weaker. As feathers grow they break along the line of weakness and spread out. Select this link to view our 480 Acid Free Tissue Paper Sheets.
Birds replace their feathers at intervals either because they wear out or to produce a different color plumage or because of molting. Select this link to view our 24 Acid Free Tissue Paper Sheets.
Mature feathers are dead and require energy to be replaced which can cause some birds to have difficulty flying such as ducks and most auks who lose the power of flight while molting.