There was no joy, no extreme sports, no blue water spilling over wings and no rocking soundtrack oh no no no.

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The swift, stiff brushwork in Manet's "The Parisienne" (1875) makes one think of blue-black feathers, the iridescent wings of a grackle.

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With limited space to perform, the squad members stuck to pom-pom shaking as the beat of the Seahawks' team band, Blue Thunder, revved up fans for an evening of beer, buffalo wings and Seahawks trivia.

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It was a sad face, blue, with big round glasses and a mustache like a pair of bluebird wings.

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Found only in these woods, the large bird is a beautiful sight, with its distinctive green and blue colouration, crested head feathers and, when in flight, the red flash of its wings.

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