Sounds like the name of some 60s or 70s group, huh? Ladies and gentlemen, we here at Motown are happy to present… The Jays! But then the O’ Jays might’ve sued them. Enough of that, here’s the latest offering of the A to Z Bird challenge.
Image: Blue Jay
🐦 The jay birds are the most colorful of the crow family, and they’re bold and raucous birds.
🐦 The blue jay is found in North America while the Stellar’s jays rules westward. The gray jay can be found in the northern parts of the United States and most of Canada.
Image: ‘Gray Jay Take Off’ by Michael Cummings
🐦 Stellar’s Jays are large songbirds that are bold, noisy, and intelligent. They enjoy exploring their habitat (they live mostly in the forest), and flying to the ground to look for food from picnicking visitors.
🐦 The Gray Jay is also known as the Canada Jay. They’re said to be always on the lookout for food (they’ll eat anything from berries to small animals) and they’re naturally curious. In 2018, the American Ornithological Society voted to change the common name of the Gray Jay to Canada Jay.
Image: Stellar’s Jay
🐦 The blue jay (my favorite Jay of all) are known for tight family bonds. Their diet mainly consists of insects and nuts. They can be a little devious, though, for they are known to mimic the call of hawks. These calls can provide information to other jays that a hawk is around or to deceive other species into believing a hawk is present.
Enjoy this video of the call of a blue jay by Corey Schmaltz:
Images: Pinterest
Reference/s: britannica.com; allaboutbirds.org; YouTube
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They are the prettiest colour, sing beautifully and who knew they were a crow 🙂
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They certainly are, me dearest! God’s creations are amazing!
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Blue jays remind me of German Shepard’s. I know, weird. Stellar jay has a blue almost like indigo bunting. Did not know they are in the crow family! Thank you.
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Ooh, that’s interesting. Thanks for sharing and thank you for your comment.
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Diana, your discussion and photos remind me of seeing a blue jay at one of my favorite nature parks a few months ago. Their distinctive color adds to the kaleidoscope of God’s creation.
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Yes, they certainly do with their beautiful colors. It’s been a while since I’ve seen one, though.
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“Sounds like the name of some 60s or 70s group, huh? ” I actually thought that it was to be honest!! 😂😂😂😣too funny! Beautiful birds indeed and lovely video! I really admire it fluttering around the garden ❤ God bless and keep up the great work! Blessings and peace.
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Haha! Really? Yes, they certainly are and that’s why we create gardens: to attract the birds! 😄 Thank you, chica, and same to you! 💙
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Lolol yes 😀 …right! Lol most welcome Dee ❤
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