The Blue Jay This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period.is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It is resident through most of eastern and central United States and southern Canada, although western populations may be migratory. It breeds in both deciduous and coniferous forests, and is common near and in residential areas. It is predominately blue with a white chest and underparts, and a blue crest. It has a black, U-shaped collar around its neck and a black border behind the crest. Sexes are similar in size and plumage, and plumage does not vary throughout the year. Four subspecies of the Blue Jay are recognized.
The Blue Jay mainly feeds on nuts and seeds such as acorns, soft fruits, arthropods, and occasionally small vertebrates. It typically gleans food from trees, shrubs, and the ground, though it sometimes hawks insects from the air. It builds an open cup nest in the branches of a tree, which both sexes participate in constructing.
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Beautiful photos, they are a gorgeous bird. I didn’t realize that they were different species of the Blue Jay, I love the different patterns especially the different squares so unusual, but very pretty.
thanks Mags!! glad your back! I was gone for awhile as well! I will be upgrading and making this my offical website for my pictures! That is after the holidays
I won’t be blogging till after the New Year, but I thought I would catch up with as many people as possible before Xmas.
Sounds like a great project, it is always fun to make some changes.
There is several different kind of Jays!! thanks again
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Thanks for your information
MasyaaAllah Blue jay its a very cute and wonderful. My daddy have many birds like love birds/owl/etc in my home. This is so cute and I wanna check this in store