There are few things about a Blue Jay that are subtle. They are talkative, squawkative, and vocally boisterous. They are bright and colorful. And frankly, sometimes, they land like lead balloons. I guess they don’t like to slow down or something, but you’ll often hear a noticeable “thump” when they alight on a feeder or … Read more
With a little bit of snow mixed in, I guess you could say we have an All-American backyard. Cardinals and Blue Jays are common, and especially the redbirds start to come into the feeders in much higher numbers when it snows. They help to keep one’s spirits up during those drab, gray days of winter.
As I mentioned in a previous post, this summer seems to be a banner year for the backyard birds. Lots of youngsters are out and about, learning the ways of survival in a world that is generally not very forgiving to mistakes. This Blue Jay still has down on its back but it’s flying well, … Read more
I’ve had some fun watching Blue Jays in recent days. They do love their peanuts. If it’s small enough they’ll swallow shell and all if they think they can get it down the hatch. Not all of them go down smoothly. In that case they’ll fly off with it and break it apart in some … Read more
Mark Twain I suspect, spent some time watching and listening to Blue Jays. I’ve shared his writing on the jay before where he called them a “vocabularized geyser”. Only a man who has hung around a few jays would know this…that they have such a wide array of calls, chirps, alarms, and rumblings, that one … Read more
I’ve been waiting for some appreciable snow for at least the last month. I’ve gotten no sympathy from any friends or family for my unfulfilled wish. Shocking. But today, snow was in the forecast and with high hopes, I went looking for some Cardinals which always get very active with the flurries. But alas, most … Read more